- Date
- September 1, 1979
- Place
- Intercoastal, LA · INTERCOASTAL, LA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6531PCessna T210P
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790901028519A
- Case key
- 134691
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2101 79/9/1 NR.INTERCOASTAL,LA CESSNA T210P CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2000 N6531P PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 32, 3600 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 286 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GULFPORT,MI NEW ORLEANS,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- PLT STATED LOSS OF PITCH CONTROL.ACFT NOT RECOVERED.PAX NOT FOUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6531P
- Reported as
- Cessna T210P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.