Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Missing Acft
Wednesday, May 8, 1985

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE ACFT DEPARTED MIAMI, FL, AT ABOUT 0700 EDT ON A FLT TO PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI. IT DID NOT ARRIVE AT ITS DESTINATION OR RETURN TO MIAMI. THE ACFT WAS NOT FOUND & WAS PRESUMED TO HAVE BEEN DESTROYED. ALSO, THE PLT WAS NOT FOUND & WAS PRESUMED TO HAVE BEEN FATALLY INJURED. SATELLITE PHOTOS OF THE PROPOSED ROUTE SHOWED NO SIGNIFICANT WX. THE ACFT HAD BEEN SOLD TO A NEW OWNER WHO RESIDED IN HAITI. THE PLT'S NATIONALITY & AIRMAN/MEDICAL CERTIFICATION COULD NOT BE VERIFIED BY FAA RECORDS.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 5/8/1985
Event Day of the Week Wednesday
Time of Event 0
Event Time Zone --
Event City MISSING ACFT
Event State --
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site
Event Date Year 1985
Event Date Month 5
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 0
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Unknown
Time of the weather observation 647 Eastern Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID TMB
Elevation of weather observation facility 647
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation EDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Unknown
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 8
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) --
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 0
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 0
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Fatal
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal 1
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1118
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date May 17 1985 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1400
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 28456
Date of most recent change to record Mar 20 2003 2:49PM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\ZUZL
Basic weather conditions Unknown
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N9465M
NTSB Number MIA85LA176
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed VFR
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire Unknown
Aircraft Explosion Unknown
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 210K
Aircraft Series Identifier 210K
Aircraft Serial Number 21059365
Certified Max Gross Weight 3400
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/Foreign Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 6
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Unknown
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours --
ELT Installed Unknown
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name ERNEST DIBRISS
Aircraft Owner Street Address BOX 2493 PORT-AU-PRINCE
Aircraft Owner City HAITU
Aircraft Owner State
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name RED STEVENSON
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address P.O. BOX 125
Operator City LEONARD
Operator State OK
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 74043
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code TMB
Departure City MIAMI
Departure State FL
Departure Country
Departure Time 700
Departure Time Zone EDT
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code MTPP
Destination City PORT-AU-PRINCE
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Unknown
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:36AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 0
Runway Length 0
Runway Width 0
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --