# NTSB MIA80DLD16: Cessna 210, N2188S, Ft.Myers, FL, November 22, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 22, 1979
- Place: Ft.Myers, FL · FT.MYERS, FL
- Location: 26.6406° N, 81.8723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Myers, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6406&lon=-81.8723&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132810
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DLD16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3783  79/11/22 NR.FT.MYERS,FL        CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 72, 2400
        TIME - 0610                    N2188S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 420 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SIANRO RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         FT.MYERS,FL                  HOUSTON,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          GROUND FOG                                               CALM
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           70                                                      CALM
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- ENTERED GND FOG AT DEP END OF RWY & TAIL OF ACFT HIT FENCE POST AT BOUNDRY OF UNCONTROLLED ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2188S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2188S-1989-07-14), registration cancelled 1989-07-14, S/N 21061149 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (registry code 2073448) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sianro Ranch

## 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 19791122034699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791122034699A), Nov 22, 1979: Cessna 210, Ft Myers, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot hit a fence post on takeoff from his Private strip. Damage to rear underside of aircraft.

## Other investigations on N2188S (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 MIA83LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA156), Jun 12, 1983: Cessna 210L (N2188S), Alva, 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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