Cessna T210L N130LJ

Summary

On 6 December 1986 at about 00:05 local time, a Cessna T210L registered N130LJ was involved in an accident near Miami, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 December 1986 at 00:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Miami, Florida, United States

Coordinates

25.6803, -80.1605

Aircraft

Cessna T210L

Registration

N130LJ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

St. Maarten → Miami

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

MIA87LA042

1 person had minor injuries.

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 ENG LOST POWER WHILE THE ACFT WAS IN CRUISE FLT AT 6000' OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN, APRX 6 HRS & 32 MIN AFTER TAKEOFF.SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT WAS DITCHED IN THE OCEAN WHEN THE ENG COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE ACFT THEN SANK & WAS NOT RECOVERED. CALCULATIONS REVEALED APRX 16 GAL OF FUEL SHOULD HAVE BEEN REMAINING AT THE TIME THE ENG LOST POWER. THE ACFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH ADDITIONAL FUEL TANKS WHICH PROVIDED AN EXTRA 33 GAL OF FUEL. THE PLT WAS RESCUED BY THE COAST GUARD APRX 2.5 HRS AFTER THE ACDNT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.