# NTSB MIA79DKT97: Cessna 210, N8279M, Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), September 24, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1979
- Place: Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · ATLANTIC OCEAN, AO
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 17, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132780
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DKT97
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKT97

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8279M-2013-07-03), registration cancelled 2013-07-03, S/N 21059279, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210k) (registry code 2073446) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19790924028799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790924028799A), Sep 24, 1979: Cessna 210K, Miami, FL, Destroyed. Lost over ocean, attempting to avoid thunderstorm activity. Ran out of fuel. Ditched in ocean.

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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