Cessna 210N accident near Orlando, Florida, September 27, 1984
On September 27, 1984 at about 11:18 pm local time, a Cessna 210N, registered N5410C, was destroyed in an accident near Orlando, Florida (Orlando Executive airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 1 person was 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
- September 27, 1984 · about 11:18 pm local time
- Place
- Orlando, Florida · Orlando Executive
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210N · all 210Ns on the register
- Registration
- N5410C · no longer on the register · serial 210-63743
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AFTER ENCOUNTERING MOD TURBULENCE AND STRONG WINDS ON FINAL APPROACH, WITH REPORTED SURFACE WINDS OF 25 KTS GUSTING TO 34 KTS, THE PLT ELECTED TO CONTINUE LANDING. DURING FLARE, GUSTING WINDS EXCEEDED ACFT PERFORMANCE CAPABILITY. PLT ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND BUT WAS UNABLE TO COMPENSATE FOR EXISTING CONDITIONS AND THE AIRCRAFT MADE GROUND CONTACT IN UNCONTROLLED FLIGHT.
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: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,330 hours in all; 380 in this make and model; 190 in the last 90 days; 1,260 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,790 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, September 1, 1984; 33 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-520 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: SPG St.Petersburg FL at 10:30 pm
- Destination: ORL Orlando FL
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 7, 6,000 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: dawn
- Wind: from 060° at 21 knots, gusting 34
- Visibility: 1 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 700 ft; not recorded at 700 ft
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 11:25 pm from ORL
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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