# NTSB MIA66F0009: Cessna 310F, N6763X, Vieques Island, PR, April 15, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 15, 1965
- Place: Vieques Island, PR · VIEQUES ISLAND, PR
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 26, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178489
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0009

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6763X-2013-05-01), registration cancelled 2013-05-01, S/N 3100063, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310F
- Registry model: [Cessna 310F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310f) (registry code 2074216) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mosquito Field

## Other investigations on N6763X (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA66A0105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0105), Mar 13, 1966: Cessna 310F (N6763X), San Juan, PR, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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