# NTSB SEA75FTA11: Cessna 210F, N5812F, Ballatine, MT, December 1, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 1, 1974
- Place: Ballatine, MT · BALLATINE, MT
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144862
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75FTA11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FTA11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4274   74/12/1   BALLATINE,MONT      CESSNA 210F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 1332
        TIME - 1330                    N5812F              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCLAUGHLIN,S DAK            BILLINGS,MONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT LND ON HWY,SWERVED OFF SIDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5812F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5812F-2003-04-16), registration cancelled 2003-04-16, S/N 21058812, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210F
- Registry model: [Cessna 210F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210f) (registry code 2073418) (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

## 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 19741201038299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741201038299A), Dec 1, 1974: Cessna 210F, Ballatine, MT, Substantial damage. Acft lnd on hwy,swerved off side.

## Other investigations on N5812F (2)

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 ANC01WA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01WA043), Mar 31, 2001: Cessna 210F (N5812F), Teslin, Canada, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB SEA75FTA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FTA19), May 27, 1975: Cessna 210F (N5812F), Pompeys Pillar, MT, substantial damage

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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