Cessna 210 N3318S

Summary

On 21 January 1982 at about 02:15 local time, a Cessna 210 registered N3318S, operated by Gregory J. Stephans, was involved in an accident near Orlando, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 January 1982 at 02:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Orlando, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Herndon (ORL)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 210

Registration

N3318S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Gregory J. Stephans

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ft. Pierce → Orlando

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

MIA82FA035

1 person died.

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 PASSENGER STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WITH BOTH FUEL TANKS INDICATING ABOUT 1/4 FULL. AT 2113 THE PILOT REPORTED TO HERNDON TOWER THAT HE HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE. ACCORD TO THE SURVIVING PASSENGER, THE ONLY THING HE SAW THE PILOT DO AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT WAS TO PUMP THE THROTTLE SEVERAL TIMES. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN LAKE BARTON ABOUT 1/4 MILE FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 25. EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT TANK CONTAINED 1/2 GALLON AND THE LEFT 12 GALLONS OF 100LL FUEL. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND ON THE LEFT MAIN TANK AND THE BOOST PUMP WAS FOUND IN THE OFF POSITION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.