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FAA accident report · Cessna 210 · Polson, MT · September 10, 2026

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Date
September 10, 2026 · 10:45 local
Place
Polson, MT
Airport
Polson
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9517T
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR26LA335
Reported as
Cessna 210
Reported engine
Continental I0-470 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
125 total77 in this make and model
N9517TRegistered now · Cessna 210S/N 57317 · Built 1960Airframe modelCessna 210Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Student pilot stated that he intended to practice forward slips to landing, upon entering forward slip the engine did not respond to power inputs resulting in the aircraft impacting a fence and the ground before the runway.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT HE INTENDED TO PRACTICE FORWARD SLIPS TO LANDING, UPON ENTERING FORWARD SLIP THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND TO POWER INPUTS RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTING A FENCE AND THE GROUND BEFORE THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR26LA335Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportPolson, MTOn September 10, 2026, about 1005 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 210, N9517T, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Polson Airport (8S1), Polson, Montana. The student pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title…Sep 10, 2026 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9517T · 2

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

Accident 19911005045189ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Riverside, CANose gear hydraulic hose ruptured on retraction. Landing gear collapsed on landing. Hose replaced three months priorOct 5, 1991 · Substantial damageIncident 19780514033349IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Phoenix, AZForced landing after engine failed. Connecting rod came through crankshaft.May 14, 1978