- Date
- November 23, 1984, 11:58 local (16:58 UTC)
- Place
- Clermont, FL
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6658BCessna 210
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841123062989A
- Case key
- 31215
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Despite 5 pre-flt wx briefings from the local fss, warnings from a plt who had just landed in a corporate jet, and questioning from the ATCT regarding the plt's knowledge of existing conditions. The plt departed at 1138 EST. The acft impacted inverted and the wreckage was consumed by post-crash fire. The right wing separated from the fuselage about 3 ft out from the root and was found appx 3/4 mi from the main wreckage. About 100 ft from the primary impact point the empennage was found with the flt control surfaces missing. Investigation revealed no evidence of pre-existing cracks or fatigue. The plt was a designated FAA aviation medical examiner. His wx briefings forecast low ceilings, rain, fog, and occasional severe turbulence below 8,000 ft. climbing to 6,000 ft the acft reached 5,600 ft before going into a very rapid descent.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6658B
- Reported as
- Cessna 210
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21062809
- Airframe hours
- 1,100
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520R, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Dr. Thomas D. Weaver
- Registered owner
- Mlhj Aircraft Leasing, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 18, 1984 · 83 hours before
- Departed
- ORL · Orlando, FL
- Destination
- BNA · Nashville, TN
- 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
- 56
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 3,100 total · 800 in this make and model · 2,919 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 12 knots, gusting 23
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MCO, 21 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.