Cessna 210L accident near Longwood, Florida, August 6, 1985
On August 6, 1985 at about 1:30 am local time, a Cessna 210L, registered N1752X, was destroyed in an accident near Longwood, Florida. 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 visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 6, 1985 · about 1:30 am local time
- Place
- Longwood, Florida · map
- 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
- N1752X · no longer on the register · serial 21060773
- 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 WAS 12 MILES OUT & CLEARED FOR A VISUAL APCH WHEN THE PLT REPORTED TOTAL LOSS OF ENG POWER. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE DISCLOSED ABOUT FOUR FLUID OUNCES OF FUEL REMAINING IN FUEL TANKS. ENTRY ON MAINTENANCE DISCREPANCY SHEET READ 'FUEL GAUGES ARE 100% UNRELIABLE. CHECK TANKS VISUALLY'
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; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,820 hours in all; 270 in the last 90 days; 20 in the last 30 days; 1,650 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme, July 31, 1985; 25 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,400 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO 520 SERIES (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: JAX Jacksonville FL
- Destination: ORL Orlando FL
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 080° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 9,000 ft
- Temperature: 79°F (26°C), dew point 72°F (22°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 1:49 am from ORL, 7 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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Other NTSB records under N1752X the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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