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June 7, 1982 · Cessna T210M · N761YA
Belen, NM
Overview
Report Status
Preliminary report
Event Type
Accident
Date
June 7, 1982
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (1 uninjured)
Location
Belen, NM
Aircraft
Cessna T210M
Tail Number
N761YA
Operator
Vindar Avia
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
NTSB Number
FTW82FQA20
A PERSON CALLED ABQ FSS AT 2310Z ON 6/7/82 & ASKED FOR A WX BRIEFING IN THE AREA OF DEMING/SILVER CITY, NM TO ABQ. HE SAID HE WAS A PILOT & THE ACFT WAS N761YA. ON 6/11/82, THE BURNED OUT REMAINS OF THE ACFT WERE FOUND IN OPEN DESERT TERRAIN. TRACKS APPEARING TO BE THAT OF A FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE WERE FOUND AT THE SCENE. THE ACFT HAD LANDED IN THE OPEN FLAT DESERT, & ON ROLL-OUT, THE LEFT & NOSE GEAR STRUCK SMALL SCRUB BRUSH. THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED & THE NOSE GEAR FORK SEPARATED FROM THE ACFT. THE WHERE-ABOUTS OF THE PLT WHO RENTED THE ACFT IS UNKNOWN & THE INJURY INDEX IS PRESUMED.
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A PERSON CALLED ABQ FSS AT 2310Z ON 6/7/82 & ASKED FOR A WX BRIEFING IN THE AREA OF DEMING/SILVER CITY, NM TO ABQ. HE SAID HE WAS A PILOT & THE ACFT WAS N761YA. ON 6/11/82, THE BURNED OUT REMAINS OF THE ACFT WERE FOUND IN OPEN DESERT TERRAIN. TRACKS APPEARING TO BE THAT OF A FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE WERE FOUND AT THE SCENE. THE ACFT HAD LANDED IN THE OPEN FLAT DESERT, & ON ROLL-OUT, THE LEFT & NOSE GEAR STRUCK SMALL SCRUB BRUSH. THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED & THE NOSE GEAR FORK SEPARATED FROM THE ACFT. THE WHERE-ABOUTS OF THE PLT WHO RENTED THE ACFT IS UNKNOWN & THE INJURY INDEX IS PRESUMED.
Flight
Event TypeAccident
Event Time00:00 MDT
Nearest Airport0nm N
Runway0
Runway Length0
Runway Width0
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireGrd
Aircraft ExplosionGrd
Aircraft
AircraftCessna T210M
Tail NumberN761YA
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageDestroyed
OperatorVindar Avia
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · TSIO-520-R · Reciprocating · 310
Seats6
People & Injuries
Injury SummaryNo injuries (1 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured1
Total1
Crew 1Age 39 · First Class
Conditions
ConditionsUnknown
LightNr
WindCalm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point0 C / 0 C
Altimeter0