# NTSB DEN81FTE39: Cessna T210, N5394V, Pagosa Sprngs, CO, May 17, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1981
- Place: Pagosa Sprngs, CO · PAGOSA SPRNGS, 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125315
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTE39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3299  81/5/17  NR.PAGOSA SPRNGS,CO   CESSNA T210         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 1500
        TIME - 1200                    N5394V              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1360 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STEVENS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA FE,NM                PAGOSA SPRNGS,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5394V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5394V-2013-09-12), registration cancelled 2013-09-12, S/N 21060929, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210
- Registry model: [Cessna T210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (registry code 2073449) (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 19810517026409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810517026409A), May 17, 1981: Cessna T210L, Pagosa Springs, CO, Substantial damage. Porpoised on runway. Ran off edge. Skidded sideways in mud. Flipped over.

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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