Cessna 210J N6174F

Summary

On 6 February 1999 at about 02:56 local time, a Cessna 210J registered N6174F, operated by Robert M. Johnson, was involved in an accident near Naples, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 February 1999 at 02:56

Classification

Accident

Location

Naples, Florida, United States

Coordinates

26.1493, -81.7407

Aircraft

Cessna 210J

Registration

N6174F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Robert M. Johnson

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Everglades City → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Bright

NTSB number

MIA99FA075

1 person died.

In-flight collision with water while on base turn to final at night for undetermined reasons.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The pilot contacted the tower for landing instructions 10 miles southwest of the airport. The pilot was instructed to report a 2 mile final for runway 05, and was informed to follow traffic on a midfield downwind. The pilot stated he was looking for the traffic, and asked if the traffic was over the coast. The pilot was informed the traffic was midfield base passing the tower at his 1 o'clock position. The pilot acknowledged the call and asked if he should take a left turn. The controller instructed the pilot to turn left and stated his traffic was passing from right to left at about a mile. The controller then informed the pilot to turn base, and asked if he had the traffic. The pilot stated he saw something below and asked if he had any helicopter traffic below him. The controller stated no and informed the pilot his traffic was on a right base at his 2 o'clock position. The pilot informed the controller that he did not see the traffic, and stated he needed to turn right pretty quick. The pilot was given the position of the traffic and was cleared to land. The pilot asked the controller to repeat that please. The controller informed the pilot that he was extremely low and asked if he had the traffic in sight There was no other conversation between the pilot and the controller. The airplane continued to descend out of sight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.