# Accident 19960401005699A: Cessna P210N, Marathon, FL, April 1, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1996
- Place: Marathon, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 24.7093° N, 81.0795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.7093&lon=-81.0795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6427W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6427W-1997-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96FA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960401005699A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED INTO WATER WHILE ON APPROACH.

## 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 ATL96FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96FA074), Apr 1, 1996: Cessna P210N (N6427W), Marathon, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain sufficient altitude during an over-water approach at night. Factors relating to the accident were darkness and pilot fatigue.

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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