MIA78RA012

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310Q · Freeport, Burkina Faso · November 5, 1977

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 5, 1977
Place
Freeport, Burkina Faso · FREEPORT, Bahamas
Injuries
6 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N555RMCessna 310Q
Status
Completed
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
144367

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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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6-0027   77/11/5 NR.FREEPORT,BAHAMAS   CESSNA 310Q         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE,FL.INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2017                    N555RM              PX-  5  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  41, 900 TOTAL HOURS, 480
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FREEPORT INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         FREEPORT,BAHAMAS             FT LAUDERDALE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF THE BAHAMAS.

Aircraft

Registration
N555RM
Reported as
Cessna 310Q
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Freeport Intl

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.