# Accident 20020523012279A: Cessna 210F, Grandcayman, May 23, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2002, 19:52 local time
- Place: Grandcayman
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 19.6000° N, 81.6833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.6000&lon=-81.6833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5816F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5816F-2018-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210F (registry code 2073418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02WA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02WA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020523012279A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 ATL02WA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02WA109), May 23, 2002: Cessna 210F (N5816F), Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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