# NTSB MIA74AM068: Cessna 414, N8103Q, Missing Aircraft, February 10, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 10, 1974
- Place: Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186950
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74AM068
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM068

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0382  74/2/10    MISSING AIRCRAFT    CESSNA 414          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 2100
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N8103Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FREEPORT,BAHAMAS            TREASURE CAY,BAHAMAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        REMARKS- REPORTED ABOVE CLOUDS NR DEST ARPT.DAMAGE/INJURY INDEX PRESUMED. PLT TIME FM MED CERT 1/10/74.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8103Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8103Q-1974-04-05), registration cancelled 1974-04-05, S/N 414-0003 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- Registry model: [Cessna 414](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414) (registry code 2075908) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740210003889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740210003889A), Feb 10, 1974: Cessna 402B, Missing Aircraf, Destroyed. Reported above clouds nr dest arpt. Damage/injury index presumed. Plt time fm med cert 1/10/74.

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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