Cessna 210 N6658B

Summary

On 23 November 1984 at about 16:58 local time, a Cessna 210 registered N6658B, operated by DR. Thomas D. Weaver, was involved in an accident near Clermont, Florida, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

23 November 1984 at 16:58

Classification

Accident

Location

Clermont, Florida, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 210

Registration

N6658B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

DR. Thomas D. Weaver

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Orlando → Nashville

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA85FA044

4 people 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

DESPITE 5 PRE-FLT WX BRIEFINGS FROM THE LOCAL FSS, WARNINGS FROM A PLT WHO HAD JUST LANDED IN A CORPORATE JET, AND QUESTIONING FROM THE ATCT REGARDING THE PLT'S KNOWLEDGE OF EXISTING CONDITIONS. THE PLT DEPARTED AT 1138 EST. THE ACFT IMPACTED INVERTED AND THE WRECKAGE WAS CONSUMED BY POST-CRASH FIRE. THE RIGHT WING SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE ABOUT 3 FT OUT FROM THE ROOT AND WAS FOUND APPX 3/4 MI FROM THE MAIN WRECKAGE. ABOUT 100 FT FROM THE PRIMARY IMPACT POINT THE EMPENNAGE WAS FOUND WITH THE FLT CONTROL SURFACES MISSING. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF PRE-EXISTING CRACKS OR FATIGUE. THE PLT WAS A DESIGNATED FAA AVIATION MEDICAL EXAMINER. HIS WX BRIEFINGS FORECAST LOW CEILINGS, RAIN, FOG, AND OCCASIONAL SEVERE TURBULENCE BELOW 8,000 FT. CLIMBING TO 6,000 FT THE ACFT REACHED 5,600 FT BEFORE GOING INTO A VERY RAPID DESCENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.