- Date
- January 7, 1982, 00:15 local (07:15 UTC)
- Place
- Helena, MT
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9763XCessna 210
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report January 7, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820107000659A
- Case key
- 71004
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The aircraft crashed into a mountain at the 9300 foot level. The pilot was on course for his destination. The minimum obstacle clearance altitude for his location was 10,800 feet. Weather was not a problem but the accident did occur during hours of darkness. The aircraft was in level cruise when the accident happened.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9763X
- Reported as
- Cessna 210
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21058063
- Airframe hours
- 3,790
- Engine
- Continental IO-470S, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Robert R. Hylton
- Registered owner
- Robert R. Hylton
- Departed
- Helena, MT
- Destination
- Billings, MT
- Flight plan
- VFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 5,131 total · 55 in this make and model · 210 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.