Cessna P210N incident near Daytona Beach, Florida, May 30, 1988
On May 30, 1988 at about 9:24 pm local time, a Cessna P210N, registered N6330W, suffered minor damage in an incident near Daytona Beach, Florida (Daytona Beach Regional airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. 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
- May 30, 1988 · about 9:24 pm local time
- Place
- Daytona Beach, Florida · Daytona Beach Regional
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna P210N · all P210Ns on the register
- Registration
- N6330W · no longer on the register · serial P21000752
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT RPRTD THAT WHILE ON FINAL APCH TO LAND, HE BECAME DISTRACTED BY CONVERSATION WITH THE PASSENGER & FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT WAS LANDED WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED. AFTER IT WAS LIFTED FROM THE RWY AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED & LOCKED IN PLACE. THE PLT STATED THE GEAR WARNING HORN WAS INOPERATIVE. AN EXAM OF THE WARNING HORN ASSEMBLY REVEALED THAT A KINKED CABLE PREVENTED THE ACTIVATION OF THE WARNING HORN CIRCUIT.
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: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,975 hours in all
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (expired)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,178 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 17, 1988; 11 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 4,000 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-P (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 44J Daytona Beach FL at 9:14 pm
- Destination: DAB
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 7R, 3,197 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 040° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 3,300 ft
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 64°F (18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 9:33 pm from DAB
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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