Cessna 210 N761MG

Summary

On 24 February 1982 at about 00:00 local time, a Cessna 210 registered N761MG, operated by Orlando Aviation, was involved in an accident near Atlantic Ocean. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

24 February 1982 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Atlantic Ocean

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 210

Registration

N761MG

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Orlando Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Valkaria → Round Robin & R

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

MIA82DA077

2 people were seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED DEPARTING VALKARIA, FLORIDA ON A VFR ROUND ROBIN FLIGHT TO GREAT ABACO ISLAND, BAHAMAS AND RETURN. WHILE ON THE RETURN LEG OF THE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RESTORE POWER OR GLIDE TO LAND; THEREFORE, HE DITCHED THE AIRCRAFT IN OCEAN WATERS. THE TWO OCCUPANTS WERE RESCUED TWO DAYS LATER BY PERSONNEL OF A CRUISE SHIP.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.