- Date
- December 31, 1986, 22:44 local (Jan 1, 1987, 03:44 UTC)
- Place
- Jasper, FL
- Injuries
- 6 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5498ACessna T210N
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report July 19, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861231087329A
- Case key
- 31975
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Analysis
Drg flt in an area of IFR conditions & rain showers, the plt reqd & recd clnc to dscnd from 9000' to 7000'. Later, he recd clnc for further dscnt to 5000'. After a freq chg at 2237 EST, the plt inquired about radar indcns of adverse wxahead. The ctlr adzd that there was some precip in the area (nr gainesville) but that his route of flt looked 'pretty good.' As the acft contd, its alt varied fm 4900' to 5100' (as indcd by the mode c tranponder return). At 2242:53, the mode c reply indcd 5100'; 12 sec later, it indcd 5600'; after another 12 sec, the alt reply had decreased to 4300'; thenradar & radio contact were lost. An air search was delayed due to strong wind & rain. The wreckage was fnd on 1/1/87 in the area where radar contact was lost. There was evidence of an in-flt break-up. The outboard portions of the horizontalstabilizers & wings had sepd in flt. An exam revealed they had sepd downward fm overload failure. Persons nr the crash site rprtd hvy rain & wind with some lightning & thunder at the time of the acdnt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5498A
- Reported as
- Cessna T210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21063471
- Airframe hours
- 1,918
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-R, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Michael W. Sonnemaker
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 14, 1986 · 345 hours before
- Departed
- HSV · Huntsville, AL
- Destination
- ORL · Orlando, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,025 total · 500 in this make and model · 925 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 14 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 20° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 600 ft broken
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VLD, 19 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.