- Date
- August 5, 1985, 21:30 local (Aug 6, 1985, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Longwood, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1752XCessna 210L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850805040409A
- Case key
- 31437
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was 12 miles out & cleared for a visual apch when the plt reported total loss of eng power. Examination of the wreckage disclosed about four fluid ounces of fuel remaining in fuel tanks. Entry on maintenance discrepancy sheet read 'fuel gauges are 100% unreliable. Check tanks visually'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1752X
- Reported as
- Cessna 210L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21060773
- Engine
- Continental IO 520 SERIES, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Chapman Air, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · July 31, 1985 · 25 hours before
- Departed
- JAX · Jacksonville, FL
- Destination
- ORL · Orlando, FL
- 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
- 23
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,820 total · 1,650 as pilot in command · 270 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 80° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ORL, 7 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.
Other investigations on N1752X · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.