ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41622
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| Date: | Friday 30 December 1983 |
| Time: | 09:28 |
| Type: |  Cessna 210M |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N761HZ |
| MSN: | 21062282 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | West Palm Beach, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Charleston, SC (CHS) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AT 1926 THE PLT WAS CLEARED FOR THE LOC BC ARCH FOR RWY 27R. AT 1927 THE ACFT ACKNOWLEDGED A CLEARANCE TO LAND. 10 SECS LATER THE RADAR TARGET DISAPPEARED. THE PLT WAS RESCUED AT 2050 FROM THE WATERS OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN ABOUT 1 MIOFF THE BEACH AT WEST PALM BEACH. THE ACFT WAS NOT RECOVERED & THE 3 PAX ARE ARE MISSING. THE PLT STATED THAT HE CROSSEDTHE FAF (KEACH INTERSECTION) AT 900 FT. MINIMUM ALTITUDE AT THE FAF IS 1,600 FT. THIS WAS THE LAST TIME THE PLT RECALLS LOOKING AT THE ALTIMETER. HE REMEMBERS LOOKING OUTSIDE & BELOW THE ACFT & SEEING A CLOUD LAYER. HE ALSO REMEMBERS THINKING THA THE ATIS WX WAS REPORTED AT 500 FT OVERCAST & THAT BY DESCENDING BELOW THIS LAYER HE SHOULD BREAK OUT OF THE CLOUDS. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X45362
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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