# Accident 19851220063199A: Cessna T210M, Kansas City, MO, December 20, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1985, 16:15 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City Downtown Airport
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1508° N, 94.5799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1508&lon=-94.5799&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
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC86FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86FA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851220063199A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS STRUCK BY PROPELLER AS ENGINE STARTED.HE WAS PULLING PROP THROUGH BUT LEFT IGNITION AND MASTER SWITCH ON.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 MKC86FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86FA036), Dec 20, 1985: Cessna T210M (N761YS), Kansas City, MO, no damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N761YS (1)

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

- [Incident 19810731053509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810731053509I), Jul 31, 1981: Cessna T210M (N761YS), Butler, MO. Za electrical failure occurred during IMC, pilot descended and made safe landing. Generator had failed.

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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