- Date
- February 21, 1984, 11:41 local (16:41 UTC)
- Place
- Key West, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N731NJCessna P-210N
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840221003799A
- Case key
- 31086
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During his wx briefing the plt was given the flight precautions & enroute forecast along his proposed route of flt. Enroute at 14,000 ft the plt advised ARTCC that the flt had encountered rime ice. The controller cleared the flt to descend to 12,000 ft & the acft disappeared from radar during the descent. On 2/22 an oil slick was sighted in the area where it was believed that the acft crashed. Debris was found floating in the water which is believed to have come from the acft wreckage. The acft is presumed to be lost at sea & the injuries are presumed. SIGMET papa-2, forecasting thunderstorms with cumulunimbus clouds with tops up to 45,000 ft was issued at 0800 & was in effect until 1200 for the area of the acft disappearance.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N731NJ
- Reported as
- Cessna P-210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- P210N0050
- Airframe hours
- 668
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520P, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- In-Flight
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Joseph E. Hannon
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 13, 1983 · 64 hours before
- Departed
- EYE · Key West, FL
- Destination
- MEI · Meridian, MS
- 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
- 65
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 642 total · 192 in this make and model · 79 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 13 knots, gusting 13
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EYW, 60 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.