- Date
- May 28, 1985, 21:30 local (May 29, 1985, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Princeton, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5807FCessna 210F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850528020459A
- Case key
- 35603
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with trees & crashed after overflying mercer cty arpt on a special VFR clearance. The acft had descended to 900 ft to overfly mercer and was attempting to proceed VFR to Princeton arpt to land when it contacted trees and crashed. The wx was IMC at the accident site and at mercer cty artp at the time of the accident. The plt was in radio & visual contact with the mercer cty arpt after an ILS approach and was cleared for a full stop landing but asked to overfly and proceed to Princeton. He was advised that the field was IFR and he would have to land as the tower could nto approve the flt plan. The plt then asked for a special VFR departure out of the control zone which he received at 2114 EDT. The plt reported clear of the zone at 2116 EDT. The crash occurred at 2130 EDT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5807F
- Reported as
- Cessna 210F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21058807
- Engine
- Continental IO 520 A, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kotard Co.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 6, 1985 · 11 hours before
- Departed
- CRE · No. Myrtle Bch, SC
- Destination
- 39N · Princeton, NJ
- 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
- 50
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,033 total · 527 in this make and model · 895 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 30° at 18 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 600 ft broken
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TTN, 8 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.