# Accident 19811003064989A: Cessna P210N, Biscayne, FL, October 3, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1981, 17:00 local time
- Place: Biscayne, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4739K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4739K-1982-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 540 total, 337 in this make and model, 152 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81FKT01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FKT01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811003064989A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT DITCHED AIRCRAFT IN OCEAN AFTER ENGINE QUIT FOR UNKNOWN REASONS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA81FKT01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FKT01), Oct 3, 1981: Cessna P210N (N4739K), Miami, FL, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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