# NTSB DEN81FA041: Cessna T210L, N93287, Sioux Falls, SD, June 16, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 16, 1981
- Place: Sioux Falls, SD · SIOUX FALLS, SD
- Location: 43.5500° N, 96.7003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sioux Falls, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5500&lon=-96.7003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 3 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 14, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125452
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FA041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA041

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3634  81/6/16    SIOUX FALLS,SD      CESSNA T210L        CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 880
        TIME - 1654                    N93287              PX-  1  2  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOE FOSS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SIOUX FALLS,SD              YANKTON,SD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENGINE FUEL SYSTEM VAPOR LOCK.GOLF COURSE LOCTD BYND DPTR END RWY,PLT ATMPTD RTRN ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N93287](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93287-1982-02-25), registration cancelled 1982-02-25, S/N 21060343, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Registry model: [Cessna T210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (registry code 2073449) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Joe Foss Field

## 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 19810616033199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810616033199A), Jun 16, 1981: Cessna T210L, Sioux Falls, SD, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Aircraft crashed after takeoff when engine failed.

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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