Cessna T-210-J accident near Unknown, Florida, October 4, 1983
On October 4, 1983, a Cessna T-210-J, registered N2284R, was destroyed in an accident near Unknown, Florida. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 3 people were killed. The weather was conditions the NTSB did not record.
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
- October 4, 1983
- Place
- Unknown, Florida
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 3 people were killed.
- Weather
- conditions the NTSB did not record
- Aircraft
- Cessna T-210-J · all T-210-Js on the register
- Registration
- N2284R · no longer on the register · serial T210-0434
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THIS ACFT IS MISSING ON A FLT FROM ANDROS TOWN, BAHAMAS TO FT. PIERCE, FL. AFTER DEPARTURE THE ACFT CONTACTED NASSAU TO FILE A VFR CLEARANCE AND CALLED MIAMI FSS TO REPORT 60 DME EAST OF FT. LAUDERDALE IN HEAVY RAIN. THE PLT REQUESTED INFORMATION ON HOW TO GET AROUND THE RAIN AREA AND WAS TOLD TO WORK ITS WAY OVER TO THE FLORIDA COAST. THE ACFT WAS NOT HEARD FROM AGAIN AFTER THIS CONVERSATION AND IT FAILED TO ARRIVE AT FT. PIERCE. A SEARCH WAS CONDUCTED UNTIL 10/7/83. THE PLT AND PASSENGERS ARE PRESUMED FATAL AND THE ACFT IS PRESUMED DESTROYED.
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: 130 hours in all; 62 in this make and model; 20 in the last 90 days; 20 in the last 30 days; 88 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,626 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, September 1, 1983; 20 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,400 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-H (piston); 0 hours total
- Not recorded
The flight
- Departed from: MYAF Andros Town at 12:05 pm
- Destination: FPR Fort Pierce FL
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: not reported
- Sky: not recorded; not recorded
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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