Cessna 210 accident near Clermont, Florida, November 23, 1984
On November 23, 1984 at about 4:58 pm local time, a Cessna 210, registered N6658B, was destroyed in an accident near Clermont, Florida. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 4 people were killed. 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
- November 23, 1984 · about 4:58 pm local time
- Place
- Clermont, Florida
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 4 people were killed.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210 · all 210s on the register
- Registration
- N6658B · no longer on the register · serial 21062809
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DESPITE 5 PRE-FLT WX BRIEFINGS FROM THE LOCAL FSS, WARNINGS FROM A PLT WHO HAD JUST LANDED IN A CORPORATE JET, AND QUESTIONING FROM THE ATCT REGARDING THE PLT'S KNOWLEDGE OF EXISTING CONDITIONS. THE PLT DEPARTED AT 1138 EST. THE ACFT IMPACTED INVERTED AND THE WRECKAGE WAS CONSUMED BY POST-CRASH FIRE. THE RIGHT WING SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE ABOUT 3 FT OUT FROM THE ROOT AND WAS FOUND APPX 3/4 MI FROM THE MAIN WRECKAGE. ABOUT 100 FT FROM THE PRIMARY IMPACT POINT THE EMPENNAGE WAS FOUND WITH THE FLT CONTROL SURFACES MISSING. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF PRE-EXISTING CRACKS OR FATIGUE. THE PLT WAS A DESIGNATED FAA AVIATION MEDICAL EXAMINER. HIS WX BRIEFINGS FORECAST LOW CEILINGS, RAIN, FOG, AND OCCASIONAL SEVERE TURBULENCE BELOW 8,000 FT. CLIMBING TO 6,000 FT THE ACFT REACHED 5,600 FT BEFORE GOING INTO A VERY RAPID DESCENT.
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; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,100 hours in all; 800 in this make and model; 50 in the last 90 days; 15 in the last 30 days; 2,919 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,100 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 18, 1984; 83 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,400 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520R (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: ORL Orlando FL
- Destination: BNA Nashville TN
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 320° at 12 knots, gusting 23
- Visibility: 1 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds; not recorded
- Temperature: 61°F (16°C), dew point 61°F (16°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 4:51 pm from MCO, 21 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 3 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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