Cessna T210J N2282R

Summary

On 13 June 1985 at about 16:45 local time, a Cessna T210J registered N2282R was involved in an accident near Moab, Utah, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 June 1985 at 16:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Moab, Utah, United States

Coordinates

38.5302, -109.5492

Aircraft

Cessna T210J

Registration

N2282R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Englewood → Hite

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN85LA164

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT & A PASSENGER MADE A LOW LEVEL PASS OVER THE COLORADO RIVER TO DROP A PACKAGE TO FRIENDS, WHO WERE RAFTING ON THE RIVER. THE RIVER WAS IN A CANYON WITH WALLS APRX 500 TO 700 FT HIGH. THE PLT SAID THE ENG LOST POWER WHEN THE ACFT WAS IN THE CANYON, SO HE DITCHED THE PLANE IN THE RIVER. HE REPORTED THAT NO ENG PROBLEMS WERE NOTED PRIOR TO THE LOW PASS. THE ACFT WAS NOT RECOVERED DURING THE INVESTIGATION. THE ELEVATION OF THE CRASH SITE WAS APRX 4100 FT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.