# NTSB CHI78DEP42: Cessna 210M, N732UE, Mercer, WI, July 7, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1978
- Place: Mercer, WI · MERCER, WI
- Location: 46.1613° N, 90.0418° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mercer, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1613&lon=-90.0418&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 19, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140381
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78DEP42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEP42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4017   78/7/7    MERCER,WI           CESSNA 210M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 243
        TIME - 1900                    N732UE              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MASON CITY,IA               IRONWOOD,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- PILOT LANDED IN MARSH AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N732UE](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732UE-1981-02-05), registration cancelled 1981-02-05, S/N 21061778 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210M
- Registry model: [Cessna 210M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210m) (registry code 2073450) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780707032329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780707032329A), Jul 7, 1978: Cessna 210H, Mercer, WI, Substantial damage. Pilot landed in marsh area.

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.

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