Plane Crash List

Cessna 210N N6555Y

26 May 1991 · Fernandina Bch, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 26 May 1991 at about 16:48 local time, a Cessna 210N registered N6555Y, operated by Ocala Plantations, was involved in an accident near Fernandina Bch, Florida, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 16:48
Classification
Accident
Location
Fernandina Bch, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
Fernandina Bch Municipal (55J)
Coordinates
30.6503, -81.4407
Aircraft
Cessna 210N
Registration
N6555Y
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Ocala Plantations
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Albany → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA91LA153

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
5 0 0 0 5

Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO OBTAIN PROPER ASSISTANCE WHILE TAXIING THE AIRPLANE NEAR A PARKED AIRPLANE.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

WHILE MANEUVERING THE ACFT TO AVOID A PARKED ACFT, THE RT MAIN LANDING GEAR TRAVELLED OFF THE RAMP ONTO GRASS & ACROSS A WOOD COVERED DRAINAGE HOLE. THE WOOD COLLAPSED & THE GEAR PARTIALLY FELL INTO THE HOLE ALLOWING THE RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TO CONTACT THE GROUND. EXAM OF THE GRATE REVEALED THAT THE WOOD WAS DETERIORATED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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2 Jan 1991 Hughes 269C
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N69UU
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11 Jan 1991 Cessna 175
N7293M
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16 Jan 1991 Cessna 172N
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17 Jan 1991 Cessna 152
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