# NTSB MIA69D0488: Camair 480C, N8693E, Marco Island, FL, May 10, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 10, 1969
- Place: Marco Island, FL · MARCO ISLAND, FL
- Location: 25.9320° N, 81.7048° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marco Island, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9320&lon=-81.7048&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183856
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69D0488
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0488

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1378  69/5/10    MARCO ISLAND,FLA    CAMAIR 480C         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1530                    N8693E              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 43, 7589 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            18 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARCO BEACH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
           DUAL STUDENT - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- ABRUPT APPLICATION OF POWER TO R ENG.WENT INTO SAND OFF END OF RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8693E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8693E), registered now, S/N 1-079 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMAIR 480C
- Registry model: [Camair 480](https://openairdocs.org/model/camair-480) (registry code 1890102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Marco Beach

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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