# Accident 19990205001049A: Cessna 210, Naples, FL, February 5, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1999, 21:56 local time
- Place: Naples, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1493° N, 81.7407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1493&lon=-81.7407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6174F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6174F-2018-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210J (registry code 2073439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Reported engine: CONT IO520J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 176 total, 12 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99FA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990205001049A

## Narrative

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

ACFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND AND THE TOWER ADVISED THAT THE ACFT WAS TOO LOW. THE ACFT SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED INTO 15 FEET OF WATER UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. THE PILOT/SOLE OCCUPANT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES. THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED. (.4) THE PILOT CONTACTED THE TOWER FOR LANDING INSTRUCTIONS 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED TO REPORT A 2 MILE FINAL FOR RUNWAY 05, AND WAS INFORMED TO FOLLOW TRAFFIC ON A MIDFIELD DOWNWIND. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS LOOKING FOR THE TRAFFIC, AND ASKED IF THE TRAFFIC WAS OVER THE COAST. THE PILOT WAS INFORMED THE TRAFFIC WAS MIDFIELD BASE PASSING THE TOWER AT HIS 1 O'CLOCK POSITION. THE PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED THE CALL AND ASKED IF HE SHOULD TAKE A LEFT TURN. THE CONTROLLER INSTRUCTED THE PILOT TO TURN LEFT AND STATED HIS TRAFFIC WAS PASSING FROM RIGHT TO LEFT AT ABOUT A MILE. THE CONTROLLER THEN INFORMED THE PILOT TO TURN BASE, AND ASKED IF HE HAD THE TRAFFIC. THE PILOT STATED HE SAW SOMETHING BELOW AND ASKED IF HE HAD ANY HELICOPTER TRAFFIC BELOW HIM. THE CONTROLLER STATED NO AND INFORMED THE PILOT HIS TRAFFIC WAS ON A RIGHT BASE AT HIS 2 O'CLOCK POSITION. THE PILOT INFORMED THE CONTROLLER THAT HE DID NOT SEE THE TRAFFIC, AND STATED    HE NEEDED TO TURN RIGHT PRETTY QUICK. THE PILOT WAS GIVEN THE POSITION OF THE TRAFFIC AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND. THE PILOT ASKED THE CONTROLLER TO REPEAT THAT PLEASE. THE CONTROLLER INFORMED THE PILOT THAT HE WAS EXTREMELY LOW AND ASKED IF HE HAD THE TRAFFIC IN SIGHT. THERE WAS NO OTHER CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE PILOT AND THE CONTROLLER. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO DESCEND OUT OF SIGHT. (-23) WHILE TURNING RIGHT BASE TO FINAL FOR LANDING RUNWAY 05 THE AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO THE WATER OF THE GULF OF MEXICO.  THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE GOOD (SCATTERED CLOUDS WITH LIGHT WINDS AND GOOD VISIBILITY) HOWEVER IT WAS DARK AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEADED OUT OVER THE WATER WITH LITTLE OR NO VISUAL REFERENCES AND WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND DESCENDING TURN.

## 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 MIA99FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99FA075), Feb 6, 1999: Cessna 210J (N6174F), Naples, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: In-flight collision with water while on base turn to final at night for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N6174F (1)

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

- [Incident 19941104048829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941104048829I), Nov 4, 1994: Cessna 210J (N6174F), Green Bay, WI, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot forgot to lower the landing gear [privacy data omitted] upon landing at grb the pilot and part owner of the aircraft said he was…

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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