# NTSB MKC78FER70: Cessna T210L, N2090L, Merrifield, MN, July 1, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1978
- Place: Merrifield, MN · MERRIFIELD, MN
- Location: 46.4674° N, 94.1746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Merrifield, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4674&lon=-94.1746&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 6 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140227
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FER70
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FER70

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2873   78/7/1    MERRIFIELD,MN       CESSNA T210L        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 249
        TIME - 1415                    N2090L              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRND-CROW WING CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCKFORD,IL                 BRAINERD,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: MISSED APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT EXTENDED FLIGHT PLAN,OVERFLEW ORIG DEST,THEN BECAME DISORIENTED AFTR OVERSHOOTING 1ST APCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2090L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Brnd-Crow Wing Co

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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