# Accident 20190908012799A: Cessna 210A, Marathon, FL, September 8, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 2019, 06:30 local time
- Place: Marathon, FL
- Airport: Florida Keys Marathon Internat
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.7325° N, 81.0700° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.7325&lon=-81.0700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9436X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9436X-2022-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210A (registry code 2073408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19FA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190908012799A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 8 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 0630 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 210A, N9436X, REGISTERED TO J & B II LLC OUT OF TOWSON, MD, ON A 14 CFR 91 FLIGHT, IMPACTED THE WATER ONE MILE FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 25 OF THE FLORIDA KEYS MARATHON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KMTH), MARATHON, FLORIDA. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS A TOTAL LOSS.

## 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 ERA19FA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA266), Sep 8, 2019: Cessna 210 (N9436X), Marathon, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a positive climb rate after takeoff due to spatial disorientation, which resulted in the airplane’s descent into water.

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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