Event MIA85LA226

1985-08-04 MELBOURNE, Florida, United States Airport · MLB None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N4744C

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA 210N

Year of manufacture

1979 · 6 years old at event

Engine

CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)

Seats / Engines

6 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19790924

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A5D2DD

Registrant of record

DESERT AVIATION LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N4744C Cessna 210N None

Factual narrative

ACT SWERVED LEFT AFTER LANDING AND CRASHED AT DRAINAGE DITC H APPX 50 FT NORTH OF RWY. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO EFFECT A TIMELY RECOVERY FROM THE LEFT SWERVE AND THAT 'A MORE CONSISTENT TRAINING EFFORT COULD SHARPEN MY REACTIONS TO THIS SORT OF UNEXPECTED EVENT.' Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_MIA85LA226.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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