- Date
- April 15, 1965
- Place
- Vieques Island, PR · VIEQUES ISLAND, PR
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N6763XCessna 310F
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 178489
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1236 65/4/15 VIEQUES ISLAND PR CESSNA 310F CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 6883 TIME - 1030 N6763X PX- 0 0 3 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MOSQUITO FIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6763X
- Reported as
- Cessna 310F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mosquito Field
N6763XRegistration cancelled May 1, 2013 · Cessna 310FAirframe modelCessna 310FEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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Other investigations on N6763X · 1
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