- Date
- January 11, 1982, 19:11 local (Jan 12, 1982, 02:11 UTC)
- Place
- Riverton, WY
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6558ACessna 210N
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820111000919A
- Case key
- 72398
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
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 acft impacted a hill immediately after taking off. The wreckage was located 8,000 ft beyond the departure end of rwy 28 & 1,800 ft left of the rwy centerline extended. The accident site was approximately 55 ft above the airport elevation. Witnesses observed the acft maneuvering at low altitude during a snow storm. The flt had originally departed jackson,WY earlier in the day, but diverted to Riverton due to an oil leak caused by the oil cap not being in place. The flt remained in Riverton approximately 2 hours while the acft & eng was being cleaned. Prior to departing jackson witnesses stated the plt was "somewhat rushed & anxious to depart jackson" & "the man had a bad case of what you might call get-home-itis, & he was going whether it was VFR or IFR." The acft was approximately 253 lbs over max gross weight. Both inboard cloth seat belts separated at the juncture where they pass through the metal guides located on the sides of each seat.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6558A
- Reported as
- Cessna 210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21063551
- Airframe hours
- 450
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-L, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert H. Peterson
- Registered owner
- Robert H. Peterson
- Departed
- Riverton, WY
- Destination
- Wahpeton, ND
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- Riverton Regional, runway 28, 8,200 × 150 ft, macadam
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
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 737 total · 388 in this make and model · 615 as pilot in command · 22 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Temperature
- 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RIW
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.