Cessna 210D accident near Farmingdale, New Jersey, March 22, 1983
On March 22, 1983 at about 6:30 pm local time, a Cessna 210D, registered N3727Y, was substantially damaged in an accident near Farmingdale, New Jersey (Monmouth County airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries. 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
- March 22, 1983 · about 6:30 pm local time
- Place
- Farmingdale, New Jersey · Monmouth County
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210D · all 210Ds on the register
- Registration
- N3727Y · no longer on the register · serial 21058227
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
WHILE TAXIING TO RWY 32 THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO STOP AFTER COMPLETION OF A TURN, BUT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE ACFT. THE PLT USED RIGHT RUDDER TO AVOID PARKED ACFT BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE ACFT WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT, NOSED OVER & AS THE ACFT BEGAN TO SETTLE A GUST OF WIND FLIPPED THE ACFT OVER ON ITS BACK. WINDS WERE GUSTING TO 33K.
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
- Flight time: 1,048 hours in all; 90 in this make and model; 53 in the last 90 days; 1,032 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,500 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 20, 1982; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,100 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-520-A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Destination: TTN Trenton NJ
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 32, 7,000 ft by 70 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 280° at 20 knots, gusting 33
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 5,000 ft
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
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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