Cessna T210M accident near Salt Lake City, Utah, March 26, 1983
On March 26, 1983 at about 5:48 pm local time, a Cessna T210M, registered N6140B, was destroyed in an accident near Salt Lake City, Utah. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 3 people were killed. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 26, 1983 · about 5:48 pm local time
- Place
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 3 people were killed.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210M · all T210Ms on the register
- Registration
- N6140B · registry record · serial 21062691
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
BEFORE DEPARTING PHOENIX, AZ, THE PLT OBTAINED A WX BRIEFING, WAS ADVISED OF FORCASTED ICING CONDITIONS & WAS INFORMED THAT THE SALT LAKE CITY (SLC) VORTAC WAS OUT OF SERVICE. WHILE EN ROUTE, AT 0931, HE RECEIVED A WX UPDATE. THE SLC WX AT THAT TIME WAS, IN PART: 2200 BROKEN, 5000 OVERCAST, VISIBILITY 20, LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WITH PRECIP HEAVIER SE THRU SW,TOWERING CUMULUS SW THRU W. THE FORCAST WAS FOR 1000 FT CEILING, SKY OBCURED, VISIBILITY 1 MI WITH SNOW SHOWERS. HE WAS ADVISED THAT ELY, NV WAS CLEAR & COULD CONSIDER DEVIATING TO THE WEST, IF NECESSARY. AT 1036, THE PLT CALLED SLC TOWER. HIS TRANSMISSIONS WERE BROKEN, BUT ANOTER PLT RELAYED THAT HE WAS NEAR TOOELE, UT, BETWEEN LAYERS, VFR & WANT DISTANCE INFO. SHORTLY AFTER THAT RADIO CONTACT WAS LOST. WHEN THE ACFT DID NOT ARRIVE, A SEARCH WAS INITIATED. ON 3/29/83, IT WAS FOUND WHERE IT HAD IMPACTED THE SIDE OF FARNSWORTH PEAK BETWEEN TOOELE & SLC. ITAP INFO SHOWED THAT THE ACFT HAD TRACKED NORTHBOUND BEYOUND TOOELE TO THE GREAT SALT LAKE, THEN EAST TOWARD SLC. TOOELE WX: IMC, LOW CIG, SNO, MTN OBSCD.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 500 hours in all
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (expired)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: annual inspection, January 13, 1983
- Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-R (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: PHX Phoenix AZ at 3:30 pm
- Destination: SLC Salt Lake City UT
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Sky: overcast at 2,000 ft
- Temperature: 32°F (0°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N6140B the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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