# Accident 19870327011929A: Cessna 210C, Ponce, Puerto Rico, March 27, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1987
- Place: Ponce, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Mercedita
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.0088° N, 66.5645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERCEDITA (PSE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.0088&lon=-66.5645&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3643Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3643Y-2012-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210C (registry code 2073412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210C
- Reported engine: CONT IO470S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870327011929A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND ABANDONED IN A SUGAR BEET FIELD.  SUSPECT ILLEGAL ACTIVITY.

## 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 MIA87LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA120), Mar 27, 1987: Cessna 210C (N3643Y), Ponch, PR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3643Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19861025081779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861025081779I), Oct 25, 1986: Cessna 210C (N3643Y), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. Damaged propeller and nose gear on landing. Pilot stiff legged nose gear, returned to base. Nose gear collapsed.

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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