# Incident 19810731053509I: Cessna T210M, Butler, MO, July 31, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1981, 07:52 local time
- Place: Butler, MO
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2594° N, 94.3395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Butler, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2594&lon=-94.3395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N761YS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N761YS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 3 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810731053509I

## Narrative

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

ZA ELECTRICAL FAILURE OCCURRED DURING IMC, PILOT DESCENDED AND MADE SAFE LANDING. GENERATOR HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N761YS (1)

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

- [Accident 19851220063199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851220063199A), Dec 20, 1985: Cessna T210M (N761YS), Kansas City, MO. Pilot was struck by propeller as engine started. He was pulling prop through but left ignition and master switch on.

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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