Event MKC86FA036

1985-12-20 KANSAS CITY, Missouri, United States Airport · MKC Fatal 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N761YS

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA T210M

Year of manufacture

1978 · 7 years old at event

Engine

CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER (300 hp)

Seats / Engines

6 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19780426

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S AA4776

Registrant of record

THOMPSON GARY P

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N761YS Cessna T210M Fatal

Factual narrative

THE PLT WAS SEEN TO ENTER THE ACFT FOR A SHORT TIME AND THEN GET OUT, GO TO THE FRONT OF THE ACFT AND PULL DOWN ON THE PROP. THE ENG FIRED AND THE PROP STRUCK THE PILOT'S HEAD. A PLT WHO APPROACHED THE ACFT MOMENTS AFTER THE ACDT LOOKED INTO THE COCKPIT AND NOTED THE MAG SWITCH ON BOTH AND THE MASTER SWITCH ON. THE ENG CONTROLS WERE ALSO FULL FORWARD AND THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON THE RT TANK. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_MKC86FA036.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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