# NTSB DEN78FTE31: Cessna T210, N761EU, Pagosa Springs, CO, February 19, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 19, 1978
- Place: Pagosa Springs, CO · PAGOSA SPRINGS, CO
- Location: 37.2634° N, 107.0035° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pagosa Springs, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2634&lon=-107.0035&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143727
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FTE31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0233  78/2/19    PAGOSA SPRINGS,CO   CESSNA T210         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 4010
        TIME - 1700                    N761EU              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STEVENS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOS LUNAS,NM                PAGOSA SPRINGS,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PILOT STATED HE FAILED TO SWITCH TO FULL FUEL TANK BFR OTR TANK RAN DRY.LNDD ON FROZEN LAKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N761EU](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N761EU), registered now, S/N 21062205, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210
- Registry model: [Cessna T210M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (registry code 2073451) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stevens 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 19780219001669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780219001669A), Feb 19, 1978: Cessna 207A, Pagosa Springs, CO, Substantial damage. Pilot stated he failed to switch to full fuel tank bfr otr tank rry. Lndd on frozen lake.

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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