# NTSB SEA81DYK10: Cessna T210M, N761UM, Sunriver, OR, July 11, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 11, 1981
- Place: Sunriver, OR · SUNRIVER, OR
- Location: 43.8821° N, 121.4350° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sunriver, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8821&lon=-121.4350&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 3, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123977
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81DYK10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYK10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2694  81/7/11    SUNRIVER,OR         CESSNA T210M        CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1055
        TIME - 1330                    N761UM              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUNRIVER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SUNRIVER,OR                 SUNNYSIDE,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      73
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          225                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- FLOW TEST OF FUEL CONTROLLER REVEALED EXCESSIVE FUEL FLOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N761UM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N761UM-1991-03-27), registration cancelled 1991-03-27, S/N 21062529 (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: Sunriver

## 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 19810711042959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810711042959A), Jul 11, 1981: Cessna T210M, Sunriver, OR, Substantial damage. Unable full power on takeoff for climb and continued flight. Crashed in river. Fuel control misture too rich.

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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