# NTSB DEN75FTE25: Cessna 210-5, N8211Z, Louviers, CO, October 19, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 19, 1974
- Place: Louviers, CO · LOUVIERS, CO
- Location: 39.4799° N, 105.0033° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louviers, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4799&lon=-105.0033&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 11, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146451
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75FTE25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTE25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8211Z-1975-10-06), registration cancelled 1975-10-06, S/N 205-0211 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210-5
- Registry model: [Cessna 210-5(205)](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5-205) (registry code 2073202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Littleton

## 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 19741019042379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741019042379A), Oct 19, 1974: Cessna 2105, Louviers, CO, Substantial damage. Tank port uncovered,eng quit. Hit grnd in hi sink rate.

## Other investigations on N8211Z (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 MIA69D0246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0246), Nov 19, 1968: Cessna 205 (N8211Z), Belle Glade, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66F0678](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0678), Jun 1, 1966: Cessna 205 (N8211Z), E.Stroudsburg, PA, 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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