- Date
- August 18, 1973
- Place
- Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N331SMCessna 310I
- Status
- Completed · report February 11, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730818035039A
- Case key
- 188820
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3833 73/8/18 NR.MIAMI,FLA CESSNA 310I CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 5462 TIME - 1630 N331SM PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FORT LAUDERDALE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLUMBIA,SC MIAMI,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER SYSTEM: HUB MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- FATIGUE ORIGIN-HUB BOLT HOLES WITH SHARP EDGES MFG REQUIRES HUB REPLCMT OR HOLES POLISHED AT OVHL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N331SM
- Reported as
- Cessna 310I
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fort Lauderdale
N331SMRegistration cancelled Nov 6, 2012 · Cessna 310IAirframe modelCessna 310IEngine modelContinental I0-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.