ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36383
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| Date: | Tuesday 21 February 1984 |
| Time: | 11:41 |
| Type: |  Cessna P210N |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N731NJ |
| MSN: | P210N0050 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 668 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO-520P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Key West, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Key West, FL (EYE) |
| Meridian, MS (MEI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING HIS WX BRIEFING THE PLT WAS GIVEN THE FLIGHT PRECAUTIONS & ENROUTE FORECAST ALONG HIS PROPOSED ROUTE OF flight. ENROUTE AT 14,000 FT THE PLT ADVISED ARTCC THAT THE FLT HAD ENCOUNTERED RIME ICE. THE CONTROLLER CLEARED THE FLT TO DESCEND TO 12,000 FT & THE ACFT DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR DURING THE DESCENT. ON 2/22 AN OIL SLICK WAS SIGHTED IN THE AREA WHERE IT WAS BELIEVED THAT THE ACFT CRASHED. DEBRIS WAS FOUND FLOATING IN THE WATER WHICH IS BELIEVED TO HAVE COME FROM THE ACFT WRECKAGE. THE ACFT IS PRESUMED TO BE LOST AT SEA & THE INJURIES ARE PRESUMED. SIGMET PAPA-2, FORECASTING THUNDERSTORMS WITH CUMULUNIMBUS CLOUDS WITH TOPS UP TO 45,000 FT WAS ISSUED AT 0800 & WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1200 FOR THE AREA OF THE ACFT DISAPPEARANCE. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X38860
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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