MIA70AM090

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310N · Fort Pierce, FL · May 6, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 6, 1970
Place
Fort Pierce, FL · FORT PIERCE, FL
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N4107QCessna 310N
Status
Completed · report July 21, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
125330

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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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3-0438   70/5/6    FORT PIERCE,FLA     CESSNA 310N         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 7920
        TIME - 1706                    N4107Q              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 850 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          W PALM BCH,FLA              W PALM BCH,FLA               KISSIMMEE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
        REMARKS- FIRE IN CABIN.

Aircraft

Registration
N4107Q
Reported as
Cessna 310N
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.