- Date
- November 20, 1983
- Place
- Nr. Orangeville, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N85JKCessna 340A
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831120058329A
- Case key
- 31067
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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 acft disappeared fm radar coverage while in cruise flt at 10,000 feet MSL near Orangeville, FL. The ATC transcript revealed that the plt had been inquiring abt the weather ahead of him and was cleared to descend to 6000 in order to get below strong headwinds. One minute later he transmitted that he was going to stay at 10000 because he did not have any choice(strong turbulence). His last transmission stated the weather was getting worse. The acft has not been located.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N85JK
- Reported as
- Cessna 340A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 340A0700
- Engine
- Continental TSIO520-NB, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- In-Flight
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Melvyn J. Goodman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- SAV · Savannah, GA
- Destination
- FLL · Ft. Lauderdale, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
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
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 15 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 800 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CRG, 20 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.