Cessna T-210N N6482Y
6 September 1983 · Gainesville, Florida, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 6 September 1983 at about 18:10 local time, a Cessna T-210N registered N6482Y, operated by Charter Air, was involved in an accident near Gainesville, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gainesville, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna T-210N
- Registration
- N6482Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Charter Air
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Gainesville → Bartow
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA83FA223
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Probable cause
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 ACFT COLLIDED WITH A DITCH DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER ENGINE FAILURE IN FLT. THE PLT STATED THAT DURING THE CLIMBTO CRUISE THE ENGINE QUIT. HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART IT ONCE AND THEN EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING. EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT WRECKAGE REVEALED THE ACFT LYING ON ITS BACK. THE LEFT FUEL TANK HAD SOME FUEL IN IT AND THE VEGETATION BENEATH THE TANKCAP AND VENT WAS BROWN AND SMELLED OF FUEL. THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE VEGETATION BENEATH IT WAS GREEN AND HAD NO FUEL ODOR. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON THE RIGHT TANK. POST ACCIDENT ENGINE RUN ON 2/24/84 WAS SATISFACTORY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna T-210N accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jun 1983 | Cessna T-210N | Furnace Creek, California, United States | Western Aero, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 1984 | Cessna T-210N | Troy, Michigan, United States | Promtus, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1986 | Cessna T-210N | Jay Em, Wyoming, United States | Bower Brothers | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 Nov 1987 | Cessna T-210N | Tallahassee, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1988 | Cessna T-210N | Ruston, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 May 1991 | Cessna T-210N | Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States | Stephan G. Lang | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 1983 | Lockheed L-1011 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1983 | Cessna 152 | La Belle, Florida, United States | Mark Wayne Brown | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Jan 1983 | Cessna 150 | Green Cove Spgs, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Jan 1983 | Beechcraft C45H | Leesburg, Florida, United States | Raymond A. Waldrop | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1983 | Beechcraft E18-S | Naples, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1983 | Piper PA-31 | Miami Lakes, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |