- Date
- September 24, 1979
- Place
- Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · ATLANTIC OCEAN, AO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8279MCessna 210
- Status
- Completed · report January 17, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790924028799A
- Case key
- 132780
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3874 79/9/24 ATLANTIC OCEAN CESSNA 210 CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 460 TIME - 1500 N8279M PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BOCA RATON,FL KEY WEST,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED FACTOR(S) INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 225 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 15 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- PLT RPRTD-WX DEVELOPED BTN ACFT & MAINLAND,LOST NAV AIDS & RDO INTMT.BCM LOST WHILE CIRNAVG WX.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8279M
- Reported as
- Cessna 210
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N8279MRegistration cancelled Jul 3, 2013 · Cessna 210KAirframe modelCessna 210KEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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