# NTSB MIA77FA064: Cessna 210, N9536T, Summerland Key, FL, June 23, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1977
- Place: Summerland Key, FL · SUMMERLAND KEY, FL
- Location: 24.6657° N, 81.4423° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Summerland Key, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.6657&lon=-81.4423&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146749
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FA064
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FA064

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4044  77/6/23    SUMMERLAND KEY,FL   CESSNA 210          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1044                    N9536T              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  61, 27684 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            118 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUMMERLAND KEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SUMMERLAND KEY,FL           DELRAY BEACH,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: OTHER
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- PROP CYL SEPARATED.OIL ON WINDSHIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9536T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9536T-1978-03-03), registration cancelled 1978-03-03, S/N 57336, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (registry code 2073402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Summerland Key

## 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 19770623042329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770623042329A), Jun 23, 1977: Cessna 210, Summerland Key, FL, Destroyed. Prop cyl separated. Oil on windshield.

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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