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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 210K · Miami, FL · September 24, 1979

Date
September 24, 1979 · 15:00 local
Place
Miami, FL
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8279M
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79DKT97
Reported as
Cessna 210K
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
460 total3 in this make and model139 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost over ocean, attempting to avoid thunderstorm activity. Ran out of fuel. Ditched in ocean.

As the FAA filed it

LOST OVER OCEAN, ATTEMPTING TO AVOID THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. RAN OUT OF FUEL. DITCHED IN OCEAN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.