ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 379935
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| Date: | Thursday 8 March 1984 |
| Time: | 00:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 206 |
| Owner/operator: | Frank Chukes |
| Registration: | N2610X |
| MSN: | P206-0110 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2590 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental I0-520-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Guayama, PR -
 Puerto Rico
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mont.bay, OF (MKJS) |
| (KSTX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT HAD PURCHASED THE ACFT ABOUT 2 WKS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. AFTER CLIMBING ON TOP FOR A X-COUNTRY FLT, HE LOST RADIO COMMUNICATION. HE ELECTED TO CONTINUE ON THE FLT & MAKE POSITION REPORTS IN THE BLIND. THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED HEADWINDS. LATER, HE REPORTEDLY SMELLED FUEL, THEN THE ENG BEGAN TO SPUTTER. HE DIVERTED TOWARD PUERTO RICO, BUT THE ENG LOST POWER. HE DITCHED THE ACFT ABOUT 2 MI FROM PUNTA POZUELO PENINSULA, PUERTO RICO, ABOUT 5 HRS AFTER TAKING OFF. ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL, MAX ENDURANCE AT 65% POWER WAS 5.1 HRS.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA84LA098
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| 7 March 1984 | N2610X | Private | 0 | Guayama | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Apr-2024 11:03 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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