- Date
- December 5, 1986, 19:05 local (Dec 6, 1986, 00:05 UTC)
- Place
- Miami, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N130LJCessna T210L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861205064779A
- Case key
- 31832
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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.
Analysis
The eng lost power while the acft was in cruise flt at 6000' over the atlantic ocean, aprx 6 hrs & 32 min after takeoff. Subsequently, the acft was ditched in the ocean when the eng could not be restarted. The acft then sank & was not recovered. Calculations revealed aprx 16 gal of fuel should have been remaining at the time the eng lost power. The acft was equipped with additional fuel tanks which provided an extra 33 gal of fuel. The plt was rescued by the coast guard aprx 2.5 hrs after the acdnt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N130LJ
- Reported as
- Cessna T210L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21061530
- Airframe hours
- 1,800
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-H, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Keith J. French
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 16, 1986 · 75 hours before
- Departed
- SXM · St. Maarten, OF
- Destination
- MIA · Miami, 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
- 37
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,600 total · 6 in this make and model · 3,390 as pilot in command · 85 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 350° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,200 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MIA, 20 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.