# Accident 19990428004169A: Cessna 210L, Vero Beach, FL, April 28, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: April 28, 1999 - Place: Vero Beach, FL - Airport: Vero Beach Municipal - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 27.6790° N, 80.7098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6790&lon=-80.7098&mi=10 - Aircraft: N3458H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3458H-2012-11-29) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L - People aboard: 4 - Fatal injuries: 4 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99FA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99FA142) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990428004169A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ACFT TOOK OFF AND TURNED LEFT, A CONTROLLER NOTICED THE ACFT WAS NOT CLIMBING AND ASKED THE PILOT TWICE IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM, THE PILOT ADVISED THE CONTROLLER THAT THE ACFT WAS NOT GETTING ENOUGH POWER TO CLIMB AND REQUESTED TO RETURN TO THE ARPT, THE ACFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RWY 4, AND THE ACFT CRASHED SHORTLY THEREAFTER ON THE EDGE OF A WOODED AREA, ALL 4 POB SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED, ALL OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (FROM .19) ON APRIL 28, 1999, ABOUT 1323 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 210L, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, COLLIDED WITH TREES THEN THE GROUND WHILE DESCENDING OVER A RESIDENTIAL AREA SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE VERO BEACH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, VERO BEACH, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED AND THE COMMERCIAL-RATED PILOT, AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ABOUT 5 MINUTES EARLIER. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF VISUAL FLIGHT RULES AND ACCORDING TO A PRELIMINARY TRANSCRIPT OF COMMUNICATIONS, AFTER TAKEOFF, THE CONTROLLER QUESTION ED THE PILOT IF THE FLIGHT WAS EXPERIENCING ANY PROBLEMS. THE PILOT RESPONDED THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT PRODUCING "....GOOD POWER..." AND THE FLIGHT WAS RETURNING TO LAND. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES, THEN THE GROUND AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT. A POSTCRASH FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY FIRE RESCUE. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT THE THROTTLE CONTROL WAS SEPARATED FROM THE THROTTLE CONTROL ARM IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE ENGINE WAS TRANSPORTED TO ANOTHER LOCATION, PLACED ON A TEST STAND, STARTED, AND FOUND TO OPERATE NORMALLY. (-23)A/C DEPARTED VERO BEACH, FLA AT APROX 1323, PWY 29L. AFTER TAKE OFF PILOT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO RETURN WITH CLEARANCE TO LAND RWY 4. A/C STALLED AND CRASHED INTO HOUSING AREA, ALL 4 ON BOARD DECEASED. ## 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 MIA99FA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99FA142), Apr 28, 1999: Cessna 210L (N3458H), Vero Beach, FL, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to a disconnected throttle/power lever, cable. Also causal was the failure of the mechanic to install a cotter pin in the throttle control cable attach hardware at the… ## Other reports on N3458H (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19821128065569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821128065569I), Nov 28, 1982: Cessna 210 (N3458H), Hayden, CO, Minor damage. Aircraft settled back to runway. Pilot lost control aborting takeoff. Frost and ice on aircraft wings. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.