- Date
- March 29, 1966
- Place
- Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1878HCessna 310C
- Status
- Completed · report April 28, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172501
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1157 66/3/29 CHICAGO,ILL CESSNA 310C CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1511 N1878H PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO 56, 17642 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MEIGS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHICAGO,ILL SOUTH BEND,IND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- 4.4HRS SINCE LAST ACFT REFUELING.MFG INDICATES MAX ENDURANCE 130GALS,BTN 3.6-4.7HRS.PLT DROWNED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1878H
- Reported as
- Cessna 310C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Meigs Field
N1878HRegistration cancelled Jul 9, 2009 · Cessna 310CAirframe modelCessna 310CEngine modelContinental I0-470 series
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.