Cessna P210N accident near Marathon, FL
On April 1, 1996, a Cessna P210N (airplane) was involved in an accident near Marathon, FL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- April 1, 1996
- Place
- Marathon, FL
- Aircraft
- Cessna P210N · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 24.709°N, 81.079°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X05510
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 1, 1996, about 0258 eastern standard time, a Cessna P210N, N6427W, registered to a private individual, crashed into the Florida Bay, north-northeast of Marathon, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed near the area at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 business flight. The airplane was substantially damaged and the commercial-rated pilot and pilot-rated passenger were fatally injured. The flight originated about 0200 from the Palm Beach International Airport, West Palm Beach, Florida. After departure while in contact with the Miami Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC), at 0245.04, the pilot advised the controller "air shuttle 384 we're gonna start our descent into marathon." The controller acknowledged the request and advised the pilot to maintain VFR which the pilot acknowledged. The flight continued and at 0256.46, the pilot advised the controller that "..marathon in sight cancel VFR flight following and ah can we get you on this frequency on the way out." The controller advised yes and told the pilot to squawk VFR, and frequency change was approved." The pilot acknowledged this then the controller advised the pilot the frequency to contact the controller after departure from Marathon, which the pilot acknowledged at 0257.10. There was no further radio contact with the accident flight and there were no known witnesses to the accident. Review of the Miami ARTCC Data Analysis Reduction Tool (DART) Log and Track Sort radar data each about 6 seconds apart for the assigned discrete transponder code revealed
Probable cause
failure of the pilot to maintain sufficient altitude during an over-water approach at night. Factors relating to the accident were darkness and pilot fatigue.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
