MIA66F0536

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310 · Opa Locka, FL · April 8, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 8, 1966
Place
Opa Locka, FL · OPA LOCKA, FL
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N909JGCessna 310
Status
Completed · report June 8, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172643

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0821   66/4/8    OPA LOCKA FLA       CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0800                    N909JG              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  AGE 44, 8000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            250 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OPA LOCKA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STUCK
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
        REMARKS- FUEL DRAIN VALVE STUCK OPEN.SOURCE OF FUEL IGNITION UNDETERMINED

Aircraft

Registration
N909JG
Reported as
Cessna 310
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Opa Locka

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.