- Date
- March 7, 1984, 23:30 local (Mar 8, 1984, 03:30 UTC)
- Place
- Guayama, PR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2610XCessna 206
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840307005009A
- Case key
- 31090
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Analysis
The plt had purchased the acft about 2 wks prior to the accident. After climbing on top for a x-country flt, he lost radio communication. He elected to continue on the flt & make position reports in the blind. The plt reported that he encountered headwinds. Later, he reportedly smelled fuel, then the eng began to sputter. He diverted toward puerto rico, but the eng lost power. He ditched the acft about 2 mi from punta pozuelo peninsula, puerto rico, about 5 hrs after taking off. According to the owner's manual, max endurance at 65% power was 5.1 hrs.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2610X
- Reported as
- Cessna 206
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- P206-0110
- Airframe hours
- 2,590
- Engine
- Continental I0-520-A, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Frank Chukes
- Registered owner
- Gerry K. King
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- MKJS · Mont.Bay, OF
- Destination
- STX · St.Croix
- 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
- 35
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,300 total · 68 in this make and model · 3,060 as pilot in command · 60 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 120° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SJU, 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.