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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 210L · Marco, FL · August 5, 1989

Date
August 5, 1989 · 03:00 local
Place
Marco, FL
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2676S
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA89FA214
Reported as
Cessna 210L
Reported engine
Continental IO520L
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total

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.

Crashed in everglades on a night illegal drug cargo operation. Pilot had suffered heart seizure. Drug test positive

As the FAA filed it

CRASHED IN EVERGLADES ON A NIGHT ILLEGAL DRUG CARGO OPERATION. PILOT HAD SUFFERED HEART SEIZURE. DRUG TEST POSITIVE

NTSB investigation

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