# NTSB MIA80FLD42: Cessna 210, N6548N, Sun City, FL, February 23, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 23, 1980
- Place: Sun City, FL · SUN CITY, FL
- Location: 27.6784° N, 82.4787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sun City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6784&lon=-82.4787&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131539
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FLD42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1867  80/2/23    SUN CITY,FL         CESSNA 210          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 19, 284
        TIME - 1712                    N6548N              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLEARWATER,FL               OPA LOCKA,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6548N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6548N-2013-10-24), registration cancelled 2013-10-24, S/N 21063104, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210n) (registry code 2073453) (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 19800223005729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800223005729A), Feb 23, 1980: Cessna 210N, Sun City, FL, Destroyed. Engine quit en route. Undershot landing area, crashed in a ravine. No engine defects. Possible water in fuel.

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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