- Date
- February 25, 1985, 13:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Fort Bridger, WY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9795XCessna 210
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850225006009A
- Case key
- 16642
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft encountered moderate turbulence and IFR conditions while en route over Fort Bridger, WY. The plt stated he attempted to climb on top but the acft had accumulated ice and the altimeter and VSI indicated a rapid descent. A forced landing was then attempted on a road during which, the plt stated, the wind 'literally picked the aircraft up and pushed it sideways into a ditch.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9795X
- Reported as
- Cessna 210
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21058095
- Airframe hours
- 2,800
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-S, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ronald Fyffe
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 20V · Kremmling, CO
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
- 33
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 407 total · 21 in this make and model · 189 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 45 knots, gusting 55
- Visibility
- 40 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.