# NTSB MIA85LA084: Cessna 340A, N6829L, Orlando, FL, January 21, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 21, 1985, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Coordinates: 28.570652, -81.31977 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5707&lon=-81.3198&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 31346
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA85LA084
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/31346/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA084

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with object, maneuvering
  - proper altitude - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - low pass - performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - overconfidence in personal ability, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - wire,transmission (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES WHILE OPERATING AT LOW ALT OVER AN UNPOPULATED AREA. THE PLT INDICATED THAT HE DESCENDED TO A 'LOW ALT' & PULLED UP TO AVIOD SOME TREES. AFTER THE PULL-UP, HE SAID THAT HE NOTICED SOME DAMAGE & CONTINUED HIS FLT TO FT. PIERCE, WHERE A LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THIS ACCIDENT WAS FIRST REPORTED BY THE PLT AS AN ACCIDENT RESULTING FROM THE ACFT COLLIDING WITH DEBRIS ON THE RWY AT ORLANDO DURING TAKEOFF.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6829L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 340A1234
- Airframe hours: 662
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520NB 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Robert L. Mace, doing business as Mace Sod Co.
- Registered owner: Red Aircraft Service Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, August 27, 1984, 168 hours before
- Departed: ORL, ORLANDO, FL
- Destination: FPR, FT. PIERCE, FL

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 41; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 14,101 total, 325 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 310° at 13 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 36 °F, dew point 9 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: MCO, 30 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 19850121001799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850121001799A), Jan 21, 1985: Cessna 340A, Orlando, FL, Minor damage. During low level flight, aircraft wing was damaged. Pilot claimed to have pulled up to avoid trees. Dea involved.

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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