Cessna T210M accident near Belen, New Mexico, June 7, 1982
On June 7, 1982 at about 6:00 am local time, a Cessna T210M, registered N761YA, was destroyed in an accident near Belen, New Mexico. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was conditions the NTSB did not record.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 7, 1982 · about 6:00 am local time
- Place
- Belen, New Mexico
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- conditions the NTSB did not record
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210M · all T210Ms on the register
- Registration
- N761YA · no longer on the register · serial 21062614
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
A PERSON CALLED ABQ FSS AT 2310Z ON 6/7/82 & ASKED FOR A WX BRIEFING IN THE AREA OF DEMING/SILVER CITY, NM TO ABQ. HE SAID HE WAS A PILOT & THE ACFT WAS N761YA. ON 6/11/82, THE BURNED OUT REMAINS OF THE ACFT WERE FOUND IN OPEN DESERT TERRAIN. TRACKS APPEARING TO BE THAT OF A FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE WERE FOUND AT THE SCENE. THE ACFT HAD LANDED IN THE OPEN FLAT DESERT, & ON ROLL-OUT, THE LEFT & NOSE GEAR STRUCK SMALL SCRUB BRUSH. THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED & THE NOSE GEAR FORK SEPARATED FROM THE ACFT. THE WHERE-ABOUTS OF THE PLT WHO RENTED THE ACFT IS UNKNOWN & THE INJURY INDEX IS PRESUMED.
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: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 995 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 50 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 4,016 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-R (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
- Operator: Vindar Avia., INC.
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: not reported
- Sky: not recorded; not recorded
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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