# NTSB ATL88FA210: Cessna 210L, N732JV, St. Marys, GA, July 7, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: July 7, 1988, 13:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place: St. Marys, GA
- Location: 30.7995° N, 81.4943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from NTSB’s distance and direction from St Marys Airport (4J6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7995&lon=-81.4943&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 7614
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL88FA210
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/7614/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA210

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, takeoff - initial climb
  - fluid,fuel - water (cause)
  - maintenance,service of aircraft/equipment - improper, fbo personnel (contributing factor)
  - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of familiarity with aircraft, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- Hard landing, landing
  - terrain condition - roadway/highway
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N732JV](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732JV-1991-06-22), registration cancelled 1991-06-22, S/N 21061557 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Registry model: [Cessna 210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (registry code 2073448) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 21061557
- Airframe hours: 2275
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520L 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Registered owner: Joseph N. Mcdonough
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, June 26, 1988, 8 hours before
- Destination: 09J, JEKYLL ISLAND, GA
- Airport: 4J6, St. Mary'S, runway 4, 5,000 × 100 ft, macadam

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 3,375 total, 1,620 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days, 13 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 60° at 14 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: SSI, 28 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19880707025809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880707025809A), Jul 7, 1988: Cessna 210L, St Marys, GA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Stalled trying to land on a road. Found trash in fuel system. Fuel tanks had recent repair

## Other investigations on N732JV (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 MIA80DLD98](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD98), Sep 8, 1980: Cessna 210L (N732JV), Ft Pierce, FL, substantial damage

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.

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