CHI81FER24

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210M · Ivanhoe, MN · March 8, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 8, 1981
Place
Ivanhoe, MN · IVANHOE, MN
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6039NCessna 210M
Status
Completed · report April 23, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810308008489A
Case key
126823

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0343   81/3/8    IVANHOE,MN          CESSNA 210M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 1920
        TIME - 1525                    N6039N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 265 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PIERSON FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILLMAR,MN                  IVANHOE,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N6039N
Reported as
Cessna 210M
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pierson Field

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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