Cessna T210M accident near Neosho, Missouri, July 27, 1993
On July 27, 1993 at about 6:00 am local time, a Cessna T210M, registered N761DD, was substantially damaged in an accident near Neosho, Missouri (Neosho Memorial Airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
IS THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER CLEARANCE. FACTORS RELATING TO THIS ACCIDENT ARE THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND THE LOSS OF TOTAL ENGINE POWER AS A RESULT OF FUEL EXHAUSTION.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 27, 1993 · about 6:00 am local time
- Place
- Neosho, Missouri · Neosho Memorial Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210M · all T210Ms on the register
- Registration
- N761DD · registry record · serial 21062166
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
WITH LOWER THAN EXPECTED FUEL GAUGE READINGS, THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND AT NEOSHO TO CHECK THE FUEL QUANTITY. UNABLE TO ACTIVATE THE RUNWAY LIGHTS, THE PILOT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO LAND WITHOUT LIGHTS, WHEN HE IMPACTED POWER LINES AFTER LOSING TOTAL ENGINE POWER. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO IMPACT TWO TREES AND A BARBED WIRE FENCE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND LESS THAN 1/2 QUART OF TOTAL FUEL IN THE FUEL SYSTEM AND TANKS.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 5,000 hours in all; 500 in this make and model; 150 in the last 90 days; 20 in the last 30 days; 4,700 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,881 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, July 15, 1993; 81 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-R (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
- Operator: Hunt Air Couriers
The flight
- Departed from: FAR Fargo ND at 1:40 am
- Destination: ASG Springdale AR
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 19, 5,001 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 150° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 79°F (26°C), dew point 70°F (21°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 5:50 am from JLN, 22 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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