Cessna T210L N2082S
29 December 1985 · West Valley, Utah, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 29 December 1985 at about 20:50 local time, a Cessna T210L registered N2082S, operated by Peter O. and Biruta Macs, was involved in an accident near West Valley, Utah, United States. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Valley, Utah, United States
- Nearest airport
- Salt Lake City Int. (SLC)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210L
- Registration
- N2082S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Peter O. and Biruta Macs
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Laverne → Salt Lake City
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN86FA056
People
6 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
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
DURING APCH TO RWY 34L, THE RT HORIZONTAL STAB, ELEVATORS AND WINGS SEPARATED IN-FLT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE PLT WAS NOT INSTR CURRENT. NTAP DATA REVEALED N2082S AT AN ALT OF 7,400 FT AND 203 KTS GRND SPEED AT OUTER MARKER. THE MCA AT THE MARKER IS 6,100 FEET. WITNESSES SAW ACFT BREAKUP JUST BELOW LOW CLOUD CEILING. EXAM OF WRECKAGE REVEALED HORIZONTAL STAB FAILURE WAS A RESULT OF EXCESSIVE SPEED AND PLT INDUCED AERODYNAMIC OVERLOAD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna T210L accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1985 | Cessna T210L | Hesperia, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1985 | Cessna T210L | Fullerton, California, United States | Willie A. Rodrigues | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1985 | Cessna T210L | Sauk Village, Illinois, United States | Promptusair, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 1985 | Cessna T210L | Madison, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1985 | Cessna T210L | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1985 | Cessna T210L | Gallup, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jan 1985 | Aerospatiale SA315B | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Continental Helicopter | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1985 | Hiller UH-12E | Vernal, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1985 | Cessna 206 | Cedar City, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1985 | Beechcraft J35 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 1985 | Cessna 172N | Logan, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1985 | Cessna 180 | Lapoint, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |