# NTSB LAX81FVG35: Cessna T210M, N761ZR, Orland, CA, May 10, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 10, 1981
- Place: Orland, CA · ORLAND, CA
- Location: 39.7461° N, 122.1857° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7461&lon=-122.1857&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125226
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FVG35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVG35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1789  81/5/10    ORLAND,CA           CESSNA T210M        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 643
        TIME - 2100                    N761ZR              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAIGH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ORLAND,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG LOST PWR WHEN PLT PUSHED THROTTLE FWD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N761ZR](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N761ZR-1984-04-02), registration cancelled 1984-04-02, S/N 21062653 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Registry model: [Cessna T210M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (registry code 2073451) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Haigh

## 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 19810510023279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810510023279A), May 10, 1981: Cessna T210M, Orland, CA, Substantial damage. Low on final, indicates pilot stalled engine by abrupt power advance. Crash-landed a mile short of runway.

## Other investigations on N761ZR (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 LAX80FUJ40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUJ40), Apr 4, 1980: Cessna T210M (N761ZR), Aguila, AZ, substantial damage

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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