Cessna T210 accident near Holly, Colorado, November 6, 1982
On November 6, 1982 at about 11:40 pm local time, a Cessna T210, registered N732FM, was substantially damaged in an accident near Holly, Colorado (Holly airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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 November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 6, 1982 · about 11:40 pm local time · cases in 1982
- Place
- Holly, Colorado · Holly · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210 · all T210s on the register
- Registration
- N732FM · not in the FAA's current or past register files · serial 21061480
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING TAKEOFF A PIECE OF WOOD WAS PICKED UP BY A WHEEL AND TOSSED AGAINST THE ELEVATOR JAMMING ITAND CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL. WHILE OUT OF CONTROL HE THOUGHT HE IMPACTED THE GROUND. A FARMERS IRRIGATION PIPE ONE QUARTER MILE FROM THE AIRPORT WAS DAMAGED AND THE AIRCRAFT HAD SEVERAL HOLES IN THE FUSELAGE. THE PILOT LANDED SUCCESSFULLY AT AN AIRPORT 40 MILES AWAY.
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: 1,737 hours in all; 9 in this make and model; 9 in the last 90 days; 1,686 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (invalid medical for flight)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,400 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSI0-520-H-4A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: K08 Holly CO
- Destination: GXY
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 17, 4,450 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 170° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 60 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; clear
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- Cessna T210 Turbo Centurion 1,281 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Cessna 72,685 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Continental TSI0-520-H-4A 4,112 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Holly Airport · nearest airport
- Greeley-Weld County · bound for
- Accidents and incidents in Colorado 2,860 since 1982 · 384 in the last ten years
- Colorado 7,469 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/DEN83LA015.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.