- Date
- November 21, 1984, 19:20 local (Nov 22, 1984, 00:20 UTC)
- Place
- Melbourne, FL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4949UCessna T210N
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841121064589A
- Case key
- 31321
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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.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Fluid,fuel - exhaustion
Fuel supply - inadequateCause
Refueling - not performedCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - wetFactor
Terrain condition - softFactor
Analysis
The acft was substantially damaged during a forced landing in a marsh area following fuel exhaustion. Plt stated he had flown this trip several times in a non-turbo 210 without any problems. He calculated endurance of 6 hrs for this flt. Fuel exhaustion occurred after aprx 5 hrs 10 mins.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4949U
- Reported as
- Cessna T210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21064843
- Airframe hours
- 51
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-R, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John Sailer Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- ILG · Wilmington, DE
- Destination
- VRB · Vero Beach, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,989 total · 11 in this make and model · 1,931 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 90° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 800 ft broken
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MLB, 8 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.