# Incident 19790808030189I: Cessna T210M, Klamath Falls, OR, August 8, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1979, 12:32 local time
- Place: Klamath Falls, OR
- Airport: Kingsley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2158° N, 121.7758° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Klamath Falls, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2158&lon=-121.7758&mi=10
- Aircraft: N761XP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N761XP-1983-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 75 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790808030189I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AFTER TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE, PILOT WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND GEAR. BROKEN ALTERNATOR CABLE. GEAR SYSTEM OKAY.

## Other reports on N761XP (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800329007449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800329007449A), Mar 29, 1980: Cessna T210M (N761XP), Bend, OR, Substantial damage. Engine quit. Hit trees on emergency landing. Found engine crankshaft counter weights had separated.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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