# NTSB MIA85FA105: Cessna 210, N6803B, Jacksonville, FL, February 26, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: February 25, 1985, 19:43 local (Feb 26, 1985, 00:43 UTC)
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Location: 30.4940° N, 81.6878° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JACKSONVILLE INTL (JAX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4940&lon=-81.6878&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 31231
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA85FA105
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/31231/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA105

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, takeoff - initial climb
  - weather condition - carburetor icing conditions (contributing factor)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
  - gear retraction - not attained, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - emergency
  - emergency procedure - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - remedial action - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
  - maneuver - attempted, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE ACFT CRASHED & BURNED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO THE ARPT AFTER THE PILOT REPORTED A POWER LOSS SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. A POST CRASH EXAM OF THE ENGINE DID NOT REVEAL ANY EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST ANY FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION PRIOR TO IMPACT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6803B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6803B-1985-09-19), registration cancelled 1985-09-19, S/N 21062835 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210m) (registry code 2073450) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 21062835
- Airframe hours: 4190
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-L 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Part 135
- Registered owner: Tampa Airways, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 15, 1984, 145 hours before
- Departed: JAX, JACKSONVILLE, FL
- Destination: ORL, ORLANDO, FL
- Airport: JAX, Jacksonville Int'L, runway 25, 8,000 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 30; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; toxicology performed; flight hours: 3,000 total, 2,850 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 360° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: JAX, 1 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19850225006709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850225006709A), Feb 25, 1985: Cessna 210M, Jacksonville, FL, Destroyed. Aircraft struck trees while returning to airport after engine failure. Extensive fire damage, cause undetermined.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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