# NTSB NYC81FFA06: Cessna T210K, N8227M, Duanesburg, NY, November 14, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 14, 1980
- Place: Duanesburg, NY · DUANESBURG, NY
- Location: 42.7634° N, 74.1331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Duanesburg, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7634&lon=-74.1331&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128013
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FFA06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FFA06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3497  80/11/14   DUANESBURG,NY       CESSNA T210K        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 1604
        TIME - 1030                    N8227M              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 530 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUANESBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BURLINGTON,VT               CHESTERFIELD,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- EXTENSIVE INTERNAL DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8227M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8227M-1984-08-20), registration cancelled 1984-08-20, S/N 21059227 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210K
- Registry model: [Cessna T210K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210k) (registry code 2073447) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Duanesburg

## 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 19801114074029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801114074029A), Nov 14, 1980: Cessna T210K, Duanesburg, NY, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route IFR. Unable to make airport. Landed on highway median, hit ditch. Found broken exhaust valve.

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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