Cessna 210L accident near Monroe, Louisiana, December 31, 1984
On December 31, 1984 at about 11:02 pm local time, a Cessna 210L, registered N2127S, was substantially damaged in an accident near Monroe, Louisiana (Regional airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 31, 1984 · about 11:02 pm local time
- Place
- Monroe, Louisiana · Regional
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210L · all 210Ls on the register
- Registration
- N2127S · registry record · serial 21061089
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT SUFFERED A COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR AFTER LOSING AND REGAINING POWER DURING AN ILS APPROACH AND FINALLY COMPLETING AN EMERGENCY LANDING TWO MILES FROM THE RWY OF INTENDED LANDING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO FIRE. EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT IN THE FIELD REVEALED 4 OUNCES OF FUEL IN THE RIGHT FUEL TANK AND NO FUEL IN THE LEFT TANK. THE PLT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAGES INDICATED FULL TANKS WHEN HE DEPARTED GREENSBORO (HIS INITIAL DEPARTURE POINT) HOWEVER, HE ALSO ADDED THAT HE HAD NOT VISUALLY CHECKED THE FUEL LEVEL IN THE TANKS PRIOR TO TAKEOFF.
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: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,379 hours in all; 161 in this make and model; 144 in the last 90 days; 1,157 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,707 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, September 18, 1984; 97 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-520-L3 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Atlantic Aero
The flight
- Departed from: GSO Greensboro NC
- Destination: MLU Monroe LA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 190° at 10 knots, gusting 17
- Visibility: 1 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 700 ft; scat at 400 ft
- Temperature: 70°F (21°C), dew point 68°F (20°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 3 |
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