# Incident 19820307011589I: Cessna T210L, Dorado, Puerto Rico, March 7, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1982, 20:00 local time
- Place: Dorado, Puerto Rico
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.4690° N, 66.2711° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dorado, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4690&lon=-66.2711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2154S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2154S-2017-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820307011589I

## Narrative

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

PILOT BECAME LOST OVER WATER. AFTER 4.5 HOURS, LANDED ON BEACH AS FUEL RAN OUT. POSSIBLE DRUG DROP INVOLVED.

## Other reports on N2154S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19780904017839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780904017839I), Sep 4, 1978: Cessna T210L (N2154S), Hayden, CO. Unscheduled landing, pilot was passing out. Suspect hypoxia and medication.

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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