# NTSB MIA74DLD94: Cessna 310, N241EB, Titusville, FL, June 2, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 2, 1974
- Place: Titusville, FL · TITUSVILLE, FL
- Location: 28.5729° N, 80.8204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Titusville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5729&lon=-80.8204&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130670
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DLD94
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLD94

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2901   74/6/2    TITUSVILLE,FLA      CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 700
        TIME - 0815                    N241EB              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 266 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARTHUR DUNN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TITUSVILLE,FLA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SEATS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PAX SEAT CUSHION IN FWD POSITION RESTRICTS AFT CTL MOVEMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N241EB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Arthur Dunn

## 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 19740602020389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740602020389A), Jun 2, 1974: Cessna 310, Titusville, FL, Substantial damage. Pax seat cushion in fwd position restricts aft ctl movement.

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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