# NTSB DEN71DXA17: Cessna 206, N5210U, Gillette, WY, February 10, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 10, 1971
- Place: Gillette, WY · GILLETTE, WY
- Location: 44.2726° N, 105.4989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gillette, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2726&lon=-105.4989&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 7, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159776
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71DXA17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71DXA17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2542  71/2/10    GILLETTE,WYO        CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 3100
        TIME - 1315                    N5210U              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GILLETTE-CAMPBELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CASPER,WYO                  GILLETTE,WYO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        REMARKS- RUDDER TRIM DISCONNECTED FROM NOSE STEERING BUNGEE.NOSE GR PIVOTED APRX 70DEG EITHER SIDE OF CTR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5210U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5210U-2011-07-18), registration cancelled 2011-07-18, S/N 206-0210, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna 206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-206) (registry code 2073302) (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: Gillette-Campbell

## Other investigations on N5210U (2)

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 DEN72DTC20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72DTC20), Mar 6, 1972: Cessna U206 (N5210U), Rawlins, WY, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA68D0306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68D0306), Apr 14, 1968: Cessna 206 (N5210U), Livingston, MT, substantial damage

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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