MIA70DKT12

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310 · Freeport, Burkina Faso · February 26, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 26, 1970
Place
Freeport, Burkina Faso · FREEPORT, Bahamas
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4885BCessna 310
Status
Completed · report June 10, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
131328

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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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6-0002  70/2/26    FREEPORT,BAHAMAS    CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 460
        TIME - 1210                    N4885B              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 162 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TREASURE CAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT LAUDERDALE,FLA           FREEPORT,BAHAMAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF BAHAMAS.

Aircraft

Registration
N4885B
Reported as
Cessna 310
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Treasure Cay

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.