Cessna 310R accident near Cedar Key, Florida, February 19, 1983
On February 19, 1983 at about 7:30 pm local time, a Cessna 310R, registered N112DB, was destroyed in an accident near Cedar Key, Florida (George T. Lewis airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people were seriously injured and 2 people had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 19, 1983 · about 7:30 pm local time
- Place
- Cedar Key, Florida · George T. Lewis · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were seriously injured and 2 people had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310R · all 310Rs on the register
- Registration
- N112DB · registry record · serial 310R1223
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
REPORTEDLY, THE FLT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) ELECTED TO DEMONSTRATE A SHORT FIELD LANDING & LANDED THE ACFT WITH THE STALL WARNING SYS ON. HE REPORTED THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN, HE TRIED TO SLOW THE ACFT WITH THE BRAKES, BUT IT WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. THE CFI THEN ELECTED TO GO AROUND, BUT HAD INSUFFICIENT AIRSPEED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT WENT OFF THE END OF THE RWY & CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN IN WATER.
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: airline transport pilot, flight instructor
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,900 hours in all; 160 in this make and model; 120 in the last 90 days; 1,710 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,645 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, February 2, 1983
- Maximum gross weight: 5,200 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-520-M (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Commander Aviation Daytona Bch
The flight
- Departed from: DAB Daytona Beach FL
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 23, 2,400 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 230° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 3,000 ft
- Temperature: 72°F (22°C), dew point 43°F (6°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | 1 | ||
| Passengers | 1 | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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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 documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text 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 MIA83FLD02.