- Date
- October 20, 1987, 21:06 local (Oct 21, 1987, 01:06 UTC)
- Place
- Jacksonville, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8193MCessna 210M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report February 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871020063219A
- Case key
- 31990
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a part 135 on-demand air taxi cargo flt, the plt reported an eng malfunction when the acft was aprx 15 miles sw of the arpt while on apch to land. The flt continued & the plt then reported that the eng quit & the flt was 5 miles sw of the arpt. A search & rescue helicopter which had just landed at the arpt flew towards the acft to offer assistance, & due to the dark night condition spotted & guided it towards a suitable landing location. While descending the acft flew between two trees which severed a 1 1/2 ft section of each wingtip. As the acft continued the left wing collided with a tree. The acft spun to the left and collided with terrain. After the plt evacuated the acft, it was consumed by postcrash fire. Postcrash exam of the eng revealed that it seized due to oil exhaustion. No determination could be made as to the reason for oil exhaustion. Evidence of oil leakage was found on the fuselage but no source of the leak was found. The oil filler cap was found properly secured.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8193M
- Reported as
- Cessna 210M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21062035
- Airframe hours
- 3,370
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Tampa Airways
- Registered owner
- Topp Of Tampa Arpt, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 22, 1987 · 476 hours before
- Departed
- TPA · Tampa, FL
- Destination
- CRG · Jacksonville, FL
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
- 27
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,477 total · 217 in this make and model · 326 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CRG, 4 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.