# NTSB CHI81FER24: Cessna 210M, N6039N, Ivanhoe, MN, March 8, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 8, 1981
- Place: Ivanhoe, MN · IVANHOE, MN
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126823
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FER24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6039N), registered now, S/N 21062907, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210M
- Registry model: [Cessna 210M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210m) (registry code 2073450) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pierson Field

## 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 19810308008489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810308008489A), Mar 8, 1981: Cessna 210M, Ivanhoe, MN, Substantial damage. Engine quit on final. Crash-landed short of farm strip. Found fuel selector on empty tank. Fuel gauge showed fuel.

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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