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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210M · Glendive, MT · December 21, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 21, 1979
Place
Glendive, MT · GLENDIVE, MT
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8197MCessna 210M
Status
Completed · report January 31, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19791221033469A
Case key
132645

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3294  79/12/21 NR.GLENDIVE,MT        CESSNA 210M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 1945
        TIME - 0110                    N8197M              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MILES CITY,MT               SIDNEY,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LND ON KNOLL AT NITE.

Aircraft

Registration
N8197M
Reported as
Cessna 210M
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

FAA reports on this event · 1

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