- Date
- February 8, 1983, 13:29 local (18:29 UTC)
- Place
- Ft. Myers, FL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9561YCessna T-210
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830208003109A
- Case key
- 30845
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft nosed over in a swampy area during a forced landing following an engine failure. The weather was VMC and no fltplan was filed. The two occupants of the acft received minor injuries. The pilot indicated that he believed he had enough fuel for the cross-country and did not check the fuel at his one enroute stop. No mechanical malfunctions or failures were reported.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9561Y
- Reported as
- Cessna T-210
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21064548
- Airframe hours
- 264
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-R, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William Frey
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 12, 1982 · 48 hours before
- Departed
- SUA · Stuart, FL
- Destination
- FMY · Ft. Myers, FL
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
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 957 total · 37 in this make and model · 824 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FMY, 7 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.