Cessna 210L accident near Alva, Florida, June 12, 1983
On June 12, 1983 at about 3:15 pm local time, a Cessna 210L, registered N2188S, was substantially damaged in an accident near Alva, Florida (Siamro Ranch airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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
- June 12, 1983 · about 3:15 pm local time
- Place
- Alva, Florida · Siamro Ranch
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210L · all 210Ls on the register
- Registration
- N2188S · no longer on the register · serial 21061149
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ON DEPARTURE THE PILOT STATED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT FULLY AND THE ENGINE DID NOT SEEM TO BE PRODUCING FULL POWER SO HE ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. DURING THE TURN FROM BASE TO FINAL APPROACH, FLAPS WERE EXTENDED TO THE FULL POSITION. THE SINK RATE BECAME EXCESSIVE AND THE FLAPS WERE RETRACTED TO 10 DEGREES. THIS DID NOT EFFECTIVELY DECREASE THE SINK RATE SO THE THROTTLE WAS PUSHED FULL IN. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN APRX 100 YARDS SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, COLLIDED WITH A DITCH AND THEN WENT THRU A FENCE, NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.
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; instructor: gyroplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,000 hours in all; 3,000 in this make and model; 37 in the last 90 days; 2,748 as pilot in command; 11 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 854 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, March 3, 1983; 26 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-520-L (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Destination: CLW Clearwater FL
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 7, 2,800 ft by 120 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 170° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 14 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 2,000 ft
- Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 70°F (21°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 2:53 pm from FMY, 10 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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