# NTSB FTW80DA015: Cessna 210, N732ZR, El Paso, TX, November 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 18, 1979
- Place: El Paso, TX · EL PASO, TX
- Location: 31.7587° N, 106.4869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Paso, TX, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7587&lon=-106.4869&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 18, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133088
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DA015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DA015

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3116  79/11/18   EL PASO,TX          CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1725                    N732ZR              PX-  1  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  50, 1123 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            1050 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EL PASO INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          A BAR A RANCH,TX            EL PASO,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- TAXIED TO HANGER,STOPPED AIRCRAFT WITH ENGINE RUNNING.PAX EXITED TO OPEN DOOR,FAILED TO SEE PROP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N732ZR](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732ZR-1988-05-03), registration cancelled 1988-05-03, S/N 21061909 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna T210M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (registry code 2073451) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: El Paso Intl

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19791118035399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791118035399A), Nov 18, 1979: Cessna 210, El Paso, TX, Minor damage, 1 fatal. Passenger deplaned to open hangar for pilot. Walked into idling propellor.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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