MIA68F0361

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310D · Vero Beach, FL · December 27, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 27, 1967
Place
Vero Beach, FL · VERO BEACH, FL
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N6959TCessna 310D
Status
Completed · report June 6, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112103

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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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3-4764  67/12/27   VERO BEACH,FLA      CESSNA 310D         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1765
        TIME - 1310                    N6959T              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 234 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VERO BEACH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           COPILOT - CONTROL INTERFERENCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CREW COORDINATION-POOR
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- LT ENG SURGED,CO-PILOT ABORTED T/O BY RETARDING THROTTLES.PLT UNABLE TO LOWER GR BEFORE TOUCHDOWN.

Aircraft

Registration
N6959T
Reported as
Cessna 310D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Vero Beach