Cessna 210 accident near Jacksonville, Florida, November 1, 1986
On November 1, 1986 at about 7:14 am local time, a Cessna 210, registered N6123U, was substantially damaged in an accident near Jacksonville, Florida (Craig Municipal airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). 1 person was seriously injured. 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 1, 1986 · about 7:14 am local time
- Place
- Jacksonville, Florida · Craig Municipal · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210 · all 210s on the register
- Registration
- N6123U · no longer on the register · serial 21064906
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE FLT, TRANSPORTING BANKING RECORDS, HAD EXECUTED A VOR APCH TO THE RWY AFTER BEING GIVEN THE ARPT WX WHICH WAS CEILING INDEFINATE WITH 1 MI VISIBILITY IN FOG. THE PLT STATED THAT AFTER LANDING, HE REALIZED HE HAD TOUCHED DOWN TOO FAR DOWN THE RWY TO STOPPED, SO HE TOOK OFF AGAIN. AFTER TAKEOFF, HE BEGAN A RIGHT TURN AND AT 300 FT, THE ENGINE QUIT AND HE MADE A NIGHT FORCED LANDING IN TREES. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, ONLY ABOUT 1 PINT OF FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL SYSTEM WITH NO EVIDENCE OF ANY SPILL IN THE CRASH AREA. THE ENGINE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TEST RUN AND NORMAL OPERATION WAS OBSERVED. TOTAL FUEL CONSUMPTION FOR THE FLT WAS CALCULATED TO HAVE BEEN 78 GALLONS. TOTAL FUEL AVAILABLE WAS APRX 97 GALLONS.
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: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,577 hours in all; 424 in this make and model; 308 in the last 90 days; 1,511 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: annual inspection, March 1, 1986
- Maximum gross weight: 4,100 lb
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-520-C (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Tampa Airways,Inc
The flight
- Departed from: PNF Panama City FL
- Destination: CRG Jacksonville FL
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 340° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 1 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded at 100 ft
- Temperature: 68°F (20°C), dew point 68°F (20°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 7:17 am from CRG, 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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Other NTSB records under N6123U the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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