Cessna 206 N2610X

Summary

On 8 March 1984 at about 03:30 local time, a Cessna 206 registered N2610X, operated by Frank Chukes, was involved in an accident near Guayama. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 March 1984 at 03:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Guayama

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 206

Registration

N2610X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Frank Chukes

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mont.bay → St.croix

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

MIA84LA098

Nobody was 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 PLT HAD PURCHASED THE ACFT ABOUT 2 WKS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. AFTER CLIMBING ON TOP FOR A X-COUNTRY FLT, HE LOST RADIO COMMUNICATION. HE ELECTED TO CONTINUE ON THE FLT & MAKE POSITION REPORTS IN THE BLIND. THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED HEADWINDS. LATER, HE REPORTEDLY SMELLED FUEL, THEN THE ENG BEGAN TO SPUTTER. HE DIVERTED TOWARD PUERTO RICO, BUT THE ENG LOST POWER. HE DITCHED THE ACFT ABOUT 2 MI FROM PUNTA POZUELO PENINSULA, PUERTO RICO, ABOUT 5 HRS AFTER TAKING OFF. ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL, MAX ENDURANCE AT 65% POWER WAS 5.1 HRS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.