Cessna 310 accident near Key Largo, Florida, August 5, 1984
On August 5, 1984 at about 10:00 pm local time, a Cessna 310, registered N3623D, was substantially damaged in an accident near Key Largo, Florida (Ocean Reef Club airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 5, 1984 · about 10:00 pm local time
- Place
- Key Largo, Florida · Ocean Reef Club · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310 · all 310s on the register
- Registration
- N3623D · no longer on the register · serial 35323
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
PLT STATED GEAR WAS LOWERED FOR LANDING BUT DOWN & LOCKED LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. GEAR WAS RECYCLED AND AS OBSERVED THROUGH AN OUTSIDE MIRROR, PLT STATED GEAR APPEARED DOWN. FOLLOWING TOUCHDOWN AND A 75 FT GROUND ROLL THE RT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 789 hours in all; 195 in this make and model; 29 in the last 90 days; 647 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 5,000 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 7, 1984; 9 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 4,600 lb
- Seats: 5
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental O-470 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: APF Naples FL
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0, 4,000 ft by 70 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 100° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 3,000 ft
- Temperature: 88°F (31°C), dew point 73°F (23°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 9:50 pm from MIA, 30 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 3 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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