# NTSB MIA69A0022: Cessna 310C, N1721H, Lantana, FL, October 13, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 13, 1968
- Place: Lantana, FL · LANTANA, FL
- Location: 26.5834° N, 80.0554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lantana, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5834&lon=-80.0554&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108168
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69A0022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69A0022

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2973  68/10/13   LANTANA,FLA         BEECH 35-C33        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 553
        TIME - 0950                    N4860J              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 504 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  5                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALM BEACH COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- N1721H LNDG ON RNWY 9 AND N4860J TAKING OFF ON RNWY 3,COLLIDED AT INTERSECTION OF UNCONTROLLED APT
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2973  68/10/13   LANTANA,FLA         CESSNA 310C         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1000
        TIME - 0950                    N1721H              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALM BEACH COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- N1721H LNDG ON RNWY 9 AND N4860J TAKING OFF ON RNWY 3,COLLIDED AT INTERSECTION OF UNCONTROLLED APT
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: N1721H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Palm Beach County

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: N4860J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-C33
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Palm Beach County

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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