History Lessons – 1984 plane crash in RBC killed FBI special agent

On the night of Dec. 8, 1984, a rented Cessna model 210, numbered N6805R piloted by Clifton Browning left Laramie, Wyoming, flying to Grand Junction at 4:30 p.m. The pilot reported to Denver control that his gyro was giving him trouble. He was flying IFR (Instrument Flight Rules) due to darkness and heavy snow encountered en route. Laramie control center steered him back on course only to have the plane fly off course again. The…