Event DEN85LA239

1985-09-11 GALLUP, New Mexico, United States Airport · GUP None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N399KM

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA T210L

Year of manufacture

1973 · 12 years old at event

Engine

CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER (300 hp)

Seats / Engines

6 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19730719

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A4A525

Registrant of record

CUSTODIO OLGA

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N399KM Cessna T210L None

Factual narrative

THE STUDENT PLT WAS RETURNING FROM A SOLO X-COUNTRY FLT. PRIOR TO LANDING, HE CALLED THE FSS & WAS ADVISED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 190 DEG & WAS GUSTY. AS HE LANDED ON RWY 6, THE ACFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, WENT OFF THE RWY, HIT A RWY LIGHT & WAS DAMAGED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_DEN85LA239.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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