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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210-5 · Louviers, CO · October 19, 1974

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
October 19, 1974
Place
Louviers, CO · LOUVIERS, CO
Injuries
2 serious, 1 minor, 2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8211ZCessna 210-5
Status
Completed · report April 11, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19741019042379A
Case key
146451

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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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3-4290  74/10/19   LOUVIERS,COLO       CESSNA 210-5        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 877
        TIME - 1600                    N8211Z              PX-  0  2  2  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LITTLETON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOUVIERS,COLO               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- TANK PORT UNCOVERED,ENG QUIT.HIT GRND IN HI SINK RATE.

Aircraft

Registration
N8211Z
Reported as
Cessna 210-5
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Littleton

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N8211Z · 2

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