- Date
- November 22, 1986, 16:35 local (21:35 UTC)
- Place
- West Palm Bch, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6194RCessna T210F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861122059969A
- Case key
- 31736
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The eng was reported to be sputtering during the takeoff roll. The plt continued the takeoff and after liftoff declared an emergency. As the acft turned to a downwind position at a low alt with the eng still sputtering it struck a tree and a building at which time a fire errupted. Post crash examination revealed both fuel caps to have deteriorated seals and evidence of them having leaked water into the filler necks. The fuel strainer and fuel flow divider had evidence of corrosion damage. Water was found in a fuel line from the left reservoir tank to the fuel selector valve. The acft had an emergency 3 days before this accident when engine power was lost after takeoff. Substantial amounts of water were drained from the acft after this incident. Acft records revealed the acft had only flown 2 hours in the previous 8 months. 3 days prior to the accident the acft was found to only have 1/4 full fuel tanks and was topped off at this time. The acft had not had an annual insp for 2 years.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6194R
- Reported as
- Cessna T210F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- T210-0094
- Airframe hours
- 2,663
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-C, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Michael M. Vonrochow
- Registered owner
- Kano Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 12, 1984 · 17 hours before
- Destination
- HWD · Hollywood, FL
- Airport
- PBI · West Palm Beach Int'L, runway 9, 7,991 × 150 ft
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
- 45
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 5,850 total · 25 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PBI, 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.