# NTSB LAX81DUK06: Cessna T210M, N761UL, Yuma, AZ, September 28, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 28, 1981
- Place: Yuma, AZ · YUMA, AZ
- Location: 32.7253° N, 114.6244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yuma, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7253&lon=-114.6244&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 13, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123510
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DUK06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUK06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2995  81/9/28    YUMA,AZ             CESSNA T210M        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 1451
        TIME - 1555                    N761UL              PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 1053 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YUMA INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YUMA,AZ                     PHOENIX,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: FILTERS,SCREEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- 2 GASKETS FD IN OIL FILTER HOUSING ELEMENT.INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS CALL FOR REMOVING OLD GASKET.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N761UL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Yuma Intl

## 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 19810928063469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810928063469A), Sep 28, 1981: Cessna T210M, Yuma, AZ, Substantial damage. Engine failed on takeoff. Landed in citrus grove. Oil filter installed incorrectly, leaked oil. Engine seized.

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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