# NTSB DEN80FTM02: Cessna P210, N6006P, Fillmore, UT, October 4, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 4, 1979
- Place: Fillmore, UT · FILLMORE, UT
- Location: 38.9645° N, 112.3383° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fillmore, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9645&lon=-112.3383&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134790
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTM02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTM02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2843   79/10/4   FILLMORE,UT         CESSNA P210         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 191
        TIME - 1003                    N6006P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FILLMORE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MESA,AZ                     PROVO,UT
        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)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SE 79-25 STATES VAPOR BUILDUP MAY OCCUR 10-20 MIN AFT SWITCHING TANKS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6006P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6006P-2017-09-07), registration cancelled 2017-09-07, S/N P21000135, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210
- Registry model: [Cessna P210N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (registry code 2073454) (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: Fillmore

## 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 19791004028299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791004028299A), Oct 4, 1979: Cessna P210N, Fillmore, UT, Substantial damage. Ran 1 fuel tank dry. Switched tanks. Pilot could not remember engine restart procedure. Landed short of runway.

## Other investigations on N6006P (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA07LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA030), Dec 6, 2006: Cessna P210N (N6006P), Burns, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to put the landing gear down for landing.
- [NTSB MIA84LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA107), Mar 12, 1984: Cessna 210N (N6006P), Lacrosse, FL, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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