# NTSB SEA80DYK07: Cessna T210, N761XP, Bend, OR, March 29, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 29, 1980
- Place: Bend, OR · BEND, OR
- Location: 44.0582° N, 121.3153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bend, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0582&lon=-121.3153&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131740
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80DYK07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYK07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0242  80/3/29  NR.BEND,OR            CESSNA T210         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0815                    N761XP              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 36, 3350 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            350 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BEND,OR                      HAILEY,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FIFTH ORDER COUNTERWEIGHT BUSHING IMPROPER. ENG 88 HRS SMOH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N761XP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N761XP-1983-02-08), registration cancelled 1983-02-08, S/N 21062603 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210
- Registry model: [Cessna T210M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (registry code 2073451) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19800329007449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800329007449A), Mar 29, 1980: Cessna T210M, Bend, OR, Substantial damage. Engine quit. Hit trees on emergency landing. Found engine crankshaft counter weights had separated.

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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