19860103002079A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna T210M · St Maarten, NA · January 3, 1986

Date
January 3, 1986 · 17:50 local
Place
St Maarten, NA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5380X
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA86WA056
Reported as
Cessna T210M
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520R
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Changed destination en route but had insufficient fuel. Ditched in the ocean 10 miles west of St Maarten.

As the FAA filed it

CHANGED DESTINATION EN ROUTE BUT HAD INSUFFICIENT FUEL. DITCHED IN THE OCEAN 10 MILES WEST OF ST MAARTEN.

NTSB investigation

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