Cessna 210 accident near Jacksonville, Florida, February 26, 1985
On February 26, 1985, a Cessna 210, registered N6803B, was destroyed in an accident near Jacksonville, Florida (Jacksonville Int'L airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). 1 person was killed. 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
- February 26, 1985
- Place
- Jacksonville, Florida · Jacksonville Int'L
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210 · all 210s on the register
- Registration
- N6803B · no longer on the register · serial 21062835
- 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
THE ACFT CRASHED & BURNED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO THE ARPT AFTER THE PILOT REPORTED A POWER LOSS SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. A POST CRASH EXAM OF THE ENGINE DID NOT REVEAL ANY EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST ANY FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION PRIOR TO IMPACT.
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: 3,000 hours in all; 2,850 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,190 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, March 15, 1984; 145 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-520-L (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: JAX Jacksonville FL
- Destination: ORL Orlando FL
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 25, 8,000 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 360° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 25,000 ft
- Temperature: 70°F (21°C), dew point 61°F (16°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 1:03 am from JAX, 1 miles away
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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