# Accident 19810308008489A: Cessna 210M, Ivanhoe, MN, March 8, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1981, 15:25 local time
- Place: Ivanhoe, MN
- Airport: Pierson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4643° N, 96.2517° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ivanhoe, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4643&lon=-96.2517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6039N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6039N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210M (registry code 2073450, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,920 total, 265 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FER24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810308008489A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL. CRASH-LANDED SHORT OF FARM STRIP. FOUND FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK. FUEL GAUGE SHOWED FUEL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI81FER24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER24), Mar 8, 1981: Cessna 210M (N6039N), Ivanhoe, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6039N (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19830717046809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830717046809I), Jul 17, 1983: Cessna 210M (N6039N), Rapid City, SD, Minor damage. Unable to lower landing gear. Landed gear up. Found a sticking door solenoid and a faulty valve assembly selector.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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