- Date
- July 23, 1971
- Place
- B.W.I., Barbados · B.W.I., Barbados
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5310SCessna 337A
- Status
- Completed · report December 3, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161234
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0483 71/7/23 NR.BARBADOS,B.W.I. CESSNA 337A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 1043 TIME - 1531 N5310S PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 215 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CURACAO,ANTILLES BARBADOS,B.W.I. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- CALLED BARBADOS,FUEL TANKS EMPTY,EST PSN 40MI WEST,DITCHING.NO TRACE OF ACFT.DMG,INJURY PRESUMED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5310S
- Reported as
- Cessna 337A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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