- Date
- February 23, 1982, 19:00 local (Feb 24, 1982, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N761MGCessna 210
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report February 23, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820223005569A
- Case key
- 69836
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot reported departing valkaria, Florida on a VFR round robin flight to great abaco island, Bahamas and return. While on the return leg of the flight, the engine lost power. The pilot was unable to restore power or glide to land; therefore, he ditched the aircraft in Ocean waters. The two occupants were rescued two days later by personnel of a cruise ship.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N761MG
- Reported as
- Cessna 210
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21062359
- Airframe hours
- 1,250
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-L4A, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Orlando Aviation
- Registered owner
- Orlando Aviation
- Departed
- Valkaria, FL
- Destination
- Round Robin & R
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,423 total · 560 in this make and model · 2,400 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 45° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Temperature
- 158 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.