# NTSB SEA75FTA19: Cessna 210F, N5812F, Pompeys Pillar, MT, May 27, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 27, 1975
- Place: Pompeys Pillar, MT · POMPEYS PILLAR, MT
- Location: 45.9906° N, 107.9504° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pompeys Pillar, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9906&lon=-107.9504&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134607
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75FTA19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FTA19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2415  75/5/27    POMPEYS PILLAR,MT   CESSNA 210F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 767
        TIME - 2030                    N5812F              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BILLINGS,MT                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: RESIDENCE(S)                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- STRUCK TV ANTENNA DRG LOW PASS OVER HOUSE. SEVERED HYD LINE,UN TO LOWER GEAR,MADE WHLS-UP LDG.
```

## 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 19750527012119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750527012119A), May 27, 1975: Cessna 210F, Pompeys Pillar, MT, Substantial damage. Struck tv antenna drg low pass over house. Severed hyd line,un to lower gear,made whls-up ldg.

## 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 SEA75FTA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FTA11), Dec 1, 1974: Cessna 210F (N5812F), Ballatine, 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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