- Date
- December 30, 1982, 17:17 local (22:17 UTC)
- Place
- Ft. Lauderdale, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4055CCessna 310R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 30, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821230070049A
- Case key
- 70779
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The aircraft crashed while the pilot was apparently attempting to return to land after takeoff. No radio calls were made, but landing gear had been lowered. High speed and excessive rate of descent are not consistant with a normal or even emergency attempt to land by a qualified pilot. No malfunctions or discrepanies could be found to explain the abnormal flight pattern.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4055C
- Reported as
- Cessna 310R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 310R1359
- Airframe hours
- 1,256
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-M, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Skytel Aviaton, Inc.
- Registered owner
- C. William Berger & Associates
- Departed
- FXE · Ft. Lauderdale, FL
- Destination
- Pompano Beach, FL
- Airport
- FXE · Ft. Lauderdale Executive, runway 13, 4,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,185 total · 140 in this make and model · 2,040 as pilot in command · 109 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 174 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FXE
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.