# NTSB FTW70FRD03: Cessna 210, N6121R, Melville, LA, February 22, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 22, 1970
- Place: Melville, LA · MELVILLE, LA
- Location: 30.6920° N, 91.7505° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6920&lon=-91.7505&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140651
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70FRD03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70FRD03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0506  70/2/22    MELVILLE,LA         CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 1100
        TIME - 1145                    N6121R              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MELVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSON,MISS                LAKE CHARLES,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BURNED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  FUMES IN CABIN
        REMARKS- EXHAUST CROSS-OVER TUBE BURNT THROUGH,EXCESSIVE HEAT DESTROYED THROTTLE CONTROL HOUSING,FUEL LINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6121R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6121R-2014-10-29), registration cancelled 2014-10-29, S/N T210-0021, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna T210F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210f) (registry code 2073422) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GTSIO-520-C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (registry code 17035, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Melville

## Other investigations on N6121R (1)

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 DEN89LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA199), Aug 24, 1989: Cessna T210F (N6121R), Englewood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A FAILURE IN THE HYRDRAULIC POWER UNIT, WHICH PREVENTED OPERATION OF EITHER THE NORMAL OR EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEMS. THE RAISED RUNWAY LIP CONTRIBUTED TO AIRCRAFT DAMAGE AND PILOT INJURY.

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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