- Date
- November 24, 1982, 16:31 local (23:31 UTC)
- Place
- Tremonton, UT
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6011NCessna T210M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 24, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821124060019A
- Case key
- 72855
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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.
In flight collision with object
Judgment - poorCause
Buzzing - performedCause
Object - wire,transmission
Visual lookout - inadequateCause
Analysis
The acft was observed flying over the interstate highway approximately 100 ft AGL prior to colliding with two high voltage power transmission lines.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6011N
- Reported as
- Cessna T210M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21062879
- Airframe hours
- 6,845
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-R, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- David Harold Wight
- Registered owner
- Eli-Est-1, Inc.
- Departed
- Tremonton, UT
- Destination
- Tremonton, UT
N6011NRegistration cancelled Apr 25, 2013 · Cessna T210MAirframe modelCessna T210MEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 series
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
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 689 total · 106 in this make and model · 627 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.