ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 380927
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 September 1983 |
| Time: | 14:10 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna T210N |
| Owner/operator: | Charter Air |
| Registration: | N6482Y |
| MSN: | 21064400 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 762 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gainesville, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Gainesville, FL (KGNV) |
| Bartow, FL (KBOW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A DITCH DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER ENGINE FAILURE IN FLT. THE PLT STATED THAT DURING THE CLIMBTO CRUISE THE ENGINE QUIT. HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART IT ONCE AND THEN EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING. EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT WRECKAGE REVEALED THE ACFT LYING ON ITS BACK. THE LEFT FUEL TANK HAD SOME FUEL IN IT AND THE VEGETATION BENEATH THE TANKCAP AND VENT WAS BROWN AND SMELLED OF FUEL. THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE VEGETATION BENEATH IT WAS GREEN AND HAD NO FUEL ODOR. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON THE RIGHT TANK. POST ACCIDENT ENGINE RUN ON 2/24/84 WAS SATISFACTORY.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA83FA223
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Apr-2024 22:00 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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