# NTSB SEA80FTA06: Cessna 210M, N8197M, Glendive, MT, December 21, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 21, 1979
- Place: Glendive, MT · GLENDIVE, MT
- Location: 47.1065° N, 104.7109° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glendive, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1065&lon=-104.7109&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132645
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80FTA06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FTA06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210M
- 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 19791221033469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791221033469A), Dec 21, 1979: Cessna 210M, Glendive, MT, Substantial damage. Made emergency wheels-up night landing on grassy knoll after engine quit due to fuel exhaustion.

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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