# NTSB MKC80FTK04: Cessna 210, N9544T, Dixon, SD, October 11, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 11, 1979
- Place: Dixon, SD · DIXON, SD
- Location: 43.3833° N, 99.4732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dixon, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3833&lon=-99.4732&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 20, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132790
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80FTK04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FTK04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3889  79/10/11 NR.DIXON,SD           CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, UNK/NR
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N9544T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         DIXON,SD                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: SELECTOR VALVES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- VISEGRIPS USED AS FUEL VALVE HANDLE.HIT ROAD SIGN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9544T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9544T-2013-05-23), registration cancelled 2013-05-23, S/N 57344, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (registry code 2073402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9544T (2)

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 LAX03LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA218), Jun 30, 2003: Cessna 210 (N9544T), Henderson, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: A bolt in the fuel selector that restricted the flow of fuel to the engine, which resulted in fuel starvation and a partial loss of engine power during the final approach to land.
- [NTSB DEN67D0082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0082), Aug 15, 1966: Cessna 210 (N9544T), Evanston, WY, 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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