Cessna 310Q incident near Ft.Lauderdale, Florida, April 7, 1987
On April 7, 1987 at about 9:29 pm local time, a Cessna 310Q, registered N7665Q, suffered minor damage in an incident near Ft.Lauderdale, Florida (Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 6 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
- April 7, 1987 · about 9:29 pm local time
- Place
- Ft.Lauderdale, Florida · Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 6 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310Q · all 310Qs on the register
- Registration
- N7665Q · no longer on the register · serial 310Q0444
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. INSPECTION OF THE ACFT BY FAA PERSONNEL REVEALED THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY A TWISTED TORQUE TUBE WHICH FAILED TO FULLY EXTEND THE GEAR.
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: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,800 hours in all; 1,200 in this make and model; 250 in the last 90 days; 1,730 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,157 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, April 1, 1987; 15 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 5,300 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-470-VO (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Rsvp Usa,Inc.
The flight
- Departed from: MYEH Eleuthera Is. OF at 8:05 pm
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 27L, 5,266 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 230° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 20,000 ft; scat at 8,000 ft
- Temperature: 64°F (18°C), dew point 45°F (7°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 9:33 pm from FLL
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 5 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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