What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On may 23, 2002 at 1952 universal coordinated time, a Cessna 210F, N5816F, registered to conch aviation incorporated and operated by a private pilot, reported a total loss of engine power and ditched into the caribbean sea off the coast of grand cayman island. The personal flight was operated under visual meteorological conditions with a visual flight plan filed. The airplane is missing and the pilot is presumed fatally injured. The flight originated from grand cayman island, at an undetermined time. Shortly after takeoff, approximately 20 nautical miles east of owens roberts international airport, the point of departure, the private pilot radioed that he had experienced a total loss of engine power and was going to ditch the airplane. The destination airport was edward bodden airfield, little cayman island. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of the grand cayman islands. Any further information may be obtained from: director of civil aviation, p.o. box 10277 apo, grand cayman islands, telephone: (354) 949-7811. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the grand cayman islands government.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON MAY 23, 2002 AT 1952 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME, A CESSNA 210F, N5816F, REGISTERED TO CONCH AVIATION INCORPORATED AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, REPORTED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND DITCHED INTO THE CARIBBEAN SEA OFF THE COAST OF GRAND CAYMAN ISLAND. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITH A VISUAL FLIGHT PLAN FILED. THE AIRPLANE IS MISSING AND THE PILOT IS PRESUMED FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM GRAND CAYMAN ISLAND, AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, APPROXIMATELY 20 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF OWENS ROBERTS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THE POINT OF DEPARTURE, THE PRIVATE PILOT RADIOED THAT HE HAD EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND WAS GOING TO DITCH THE AIRPLANE. THE DESTINATION AIRPORT WAS EDWARD BODDEN AIRFIELD, LITTLE CAYMAN ISLAND. THE INVESTIGATION IS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE GRAND CAYMAN ISLANDS. ANY FURTHER INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM: DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION, P.O. BOX 10277 APO, GRAND CAYMAN ISLANDS, TELEPHONE: (354) 949-7811. THIS REPORT IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND CONTAINS ONLY INFORMATION RELEASED BY THE GRAND CAYMAN ISLANDS GOVERNMENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.