Cessna 210M accident near Everglades City, Florida, April 6, 1996
On April 6, 1996 at about 9:00 pm local time, a Cessna 210M, registered N700RP, was substantially damaged in an accident near Everglades City, Florida (Everglades City Airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
the pilot's excessive airspeed and misjudgment of the landing distance. A factor was the right brake not working due to a hydraulic leak.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 6, 1996 · about 9:00 pm local time
- Place
- Everglades City, Florida · Everglades City Airport
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210M · all 210Ms on the register
- Registration
- N700RP · registry record · serial 210-61787
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
According to the pilot, the airplane touched down 1000 feet down the 2400-foot long runway. The airplane rolled off the end of the runway into the grass, and came to rest in the water. During the examination of the runway, there was a 472-foot black skid mark observed leading to the left main landing gear on the runway; there was not a skid mark leading to the right main landing gear. It was observed that the left main tire was flat with a hole, indicating it had been worn from braking. The right tire was fully inflated and showed no signs of excessive wear. There were indications of hydraulic fluid leakage on the right main gear leg at the pivot joint which allows movement of the gear leg during retraction. The pilot reported that recent brake maintenance had been performed on the airplane.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 628 hours in all; 6 in this make and model; 17 in the last 90 days; 12 in the last 30 days; 562 as pilot in command; 66 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,601 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, April 21, 1995; 167 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-520-L (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: FXE Ft. Lauderdale FL at 8:15 pm
- Destination: X01
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 15, 2,400 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 240° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 5,500 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 61°F (16°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 1:45 am from APF, 230 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number ATL96LA077.