NTSB CAROL · Event
Event DEN73DTC25
Registry · N2280R
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA T210J
Engine
CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19690318
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A20121
Registrant of record
RUSSO JOHN
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Historical record (pre-1982)
NTSB recorded this accident in the pre-1982 coded-field schema — structured fields rather than free-text narrative. Decoded codes use established NTSB single-letter taxonomies; cause factors remain verbatim pending the Form 6120.4 codebook lookup.
Aircraft
CESSNA T210J · N2280R
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
EE
Operator type
Business
Airport
RIVERTON
Kind of flying
B3
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Wind
230° / 25 kt
Temp
65° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
000T210-0430
Total time
1,995 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Flight instructor (CFI)
Total hours
4,837
Age
40
Investigator remarks
PLT CONCERNED WITH L X-WIND GUSTING TO 45K.
Cause factors
- 64/A/10 A PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 64/J/08 J PILOT IN COMMAND DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT Joint cause
- 88/J/03 J MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE Joint cause
- 82/J/H J WEATHER UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS Joint cause
Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table). Each row shows the raw triplet, modifier (Cause / Factor / etc.), category, and specific code.
Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket
3 1183.
Source file
NTSB_1973_3_1183.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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