# Accident 20041231034499A: Cessna 210N, Weston, FL, December 31, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 2004, 20:30 local time
- Place: Weston, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FPIA
- Location: 26.1367° N, 80.5283° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1367&lon=-80.5283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6195N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6195N-2011-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210N (registry code 2073453, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210N
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,943 total, 300 in this make and model, 267 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05FA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041231034499A

## Narrative

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

(-23) TWO SEPARATE WITNESSES DRIVING ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY SAW AN AIRCRAFT TRAVELING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH DESCENDING STEEPLY PASSING OVER THE HIGHWAY AND DISAPPEARING APPROXIMATELY 1-2 MILES TO THE SOUTH. BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED AND DISPATCHED A HELICOPTER WHICH LOCATED THE CRASH SITE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND THE DEBRIS FIELD WAS SPREAD OVER A LARGE AREA. THERE WAS ONE OCCUPANT WHO WAS DECEASED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM ORLANDO TO OPA LOCKA TO PICK UP CARGO. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY FLIGHT EXPRESS, INC., A 14 CFR PART 135 OPERATOR FAA CERTIFICATE #FPIA984D. FAA AND NTSB WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE CRASH SITE ON 01/01/05 BY FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE USING AIR BOATS. IT IS UNKNOWN WHY THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED FROM 2000 FEET AND CRASHED INTO THE EVERGLADES. THE DESCENT FROM 1900 FEET TO 800 FEET OCCURRED OVER A PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES. THE LAST RADAR CONTACT WAS AT 800 FEET ON A COURSE OF 198 DEGREES AND A SPEED OF 166 KNOTS. THE LAST RADIO COMMUNICATION BETWEEN FLIGHT 106 AND THE MIAMI ATCT WAS AT 101:56 AS THE AIRCRAFT REPORTED LEVELING OFF AT TWO THOUSAND. NTSB INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.

## 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 MIA05FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05FA044), Jan 1, 2005: Cessna 210N (N6195N), Weston, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain his assigned altitude, and allowed the airplane to descend for undetermined reasons resulting in an in-flight collision with terrain. Factors in the accident were…

## Other reports on N6195N (3)

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

- [Incident 19980317013919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980317013919I), Mar 17, 1998: Cessna 210N (N6195N), Crestview, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: Cessna CE-210, operated by donald bolton for flight express, fpia, landed gear up at bob sykes airport, Crestview FL, cew, at approximately 1400…
- [Incident 19880304020919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880304020919I), Mar 4, 1988: Cessna 210N (N6195N), Tampa, FL. Low oil pressure high temp and rough engine on climbout. Made emergency landing on a afb. Found crankshaft broken.
- [Incident 19880115007079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880115007079I), Jan 15, 1988: Cessna 210N (N6195N), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. Left brake failed on landing rollout. Veered off runway into a ditch. Found left brake master cylinder faulty.

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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