# NTSB FTW81FPA07: Cessna 210L, N2124S, Mckinney, TX, January 7, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 7, 1981
- Place: Mckinney, TX · MCKINNEY, TX
- Location: 33.1976° N, 96.6153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McKinney, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1976&lon=-96.6153&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127141
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FPA07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPA07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0100   81/1/7    MCKINNEY,TX         CESSNA 210L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 160
        TIME - 1105                    N2124S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 89 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AERO COUNTRY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLANO,TX                    NORMAN,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2124S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2124S-2012-04-05), registration cancelled 2012-04-05, S/N 21061086, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Registry model: [Cessna 210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (registry code 2073448) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Aero Country

## 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 19810107000479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810107000479A), Jan 7, 1981: Cessna 210L, Mckinney, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft hit ditch & flipped inverted during roll-out after emergency landing.

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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