# NTSB MKC78FER59: Cessna 210, N711TM, St Paul, MN, June 18, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1978
- Place: St Paul, MN · ST PAUL, MN
- Location: 44.9444° N, 93.0933° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Paul, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9444&lon=-93.0933&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140600
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FER59
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FER59

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1983  78/6/18    ST PAUL,MN          CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 876
        TIME - 1300                    N711TM              PX-  0  0  4  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 475 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST PAUL DOWNTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,IL                  ST PAUL,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- FORGOT TO TURN OFF ELECT PWR AFTR LDG PREV DAY,BATT WOULD NOT TAKE CHARGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N711TM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N711TM), registered now, S/N 21061301, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (registry code 2073448) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: St Paul Downtown

## 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 19780618019839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780618019839A), Jun 18, 1978: Cessna 210H, St Paul, MN, Substantial damage. Forgot to turn off elect pwr aftr ldg prev day,batt would not takarge.

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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