# NTSB UNK64X1741: Cessna 310, N530, Merritt Is, FL, May 12, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 12, 1964
- Place: Merritt Is, FL · MERRITT IS, FL
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183925
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1741
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1741

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1263  64/5/12    MERRITT IS FLA      CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1415                    N530                PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      AGE 24, 808 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            5 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CENTRAL BREVARD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N530](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N530-2013-01-30), registration cancelled 2013-01-30, S/N 35056, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (registry code 2074202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Central Brevard

## Other investigations on N530 (3)

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.

- [NTSB CHI71FBJ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FBJ31), Oct 3, 1970: Cessna 310 (N530), Manistee, MI, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX68D0111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0111), Jul 28, 1967: Cessna 310 (N530), Window Rock, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX67D0347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0347), Mar 14, 1967: Cessna 310 (N530), Window Rock, AZ, substantial damage

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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