Cessna T210C accident near Manville, New Jersey, July 5, 1986
On July 5, 1986 at about 3:30 am local time, a Cessna T210C, registered N2320S, was substantially damaged in an accident near Manville, New Jersey. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 3 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
- July 5, 1986 · about 3:30 am local time
- Place
- Manville, New Jersey
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210C · all T210Cs on the register
- Registration
- N2320S · no longer on the register · serial 21061246
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING FLIGHT FROM PRINCETON TO KUPPER AIRPORT, AIRCRAFT SUFFERED ENGINE POWER LOSS FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN AN OPEN FIELD, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
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; rotorcraft: helicopter
- Flight time: 2,184 hours in all; 9 in this make and model; 47 in the last 90 days; 1,906 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,693 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 1, 1986; 30 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,400 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520H (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 39N Princeton NJ at 3:20 am
- Destination: 47N
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 300° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; clear
- Temperature: 73°F (23°C), dew point 61°F (16°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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