Cessna 210H N5980F
25 February 1983 · Near Labelle, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 February 1983 at about 02:30 local time, a Cessna 210H registered N5980F was involved in an accident near Near Labelle, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Near Labelle, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 26.6402, -81.3398
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210H
- Registration
- N5980F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Opa Locka → Labelle
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Bright
- NTSB number
- MIA83LA083
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 TREE DURING A FORCED LANDING AND CARTWHEELED ABOUT 150 FEET INTO A PALMETTO GROVE. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE DESCENT TO LABELLE THE ENGINE BACKFIRED, LOST POWER AND THE WINDSHIELD BECAME COVERED WITH OIL. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON A NEARBY ROAD. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE AFTER THE ACCIDENT REVEALED THAT THE #5 CYLINDER PISTON CONNECTING ROD CAP RETAINING BOLT, PART #629340 HAD FAILED. THE CONNECTING ROD AND CAP FRACTURED AND RUPTURED THEENGINE CASE ADJACENT TO #5 CYLINDER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 210 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1983 | Cessna 210G | Chesterfield, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1983 | Cessna 210 | Grass Valley, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Sep 1983 | Cessna 210L | Austin, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1983 | Cessna 210C | Holbrook, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1983 | Cessna 210 | Bryan, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1983 | Cessna 210L | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 2,022 records for this type
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 | - |