CHI67A0024

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310C · Hebron, OH · August 16, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 16, 1966
Place
Hebron, OH · HEBRON, OH
Injuries
5 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1836HCessna 310C
Status
Completed · report April 6, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122474

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0737  66/8/16    HEBRON OHIO         CESSNA 310C         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0714                    N1836H              PX-  4  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 47, 3633 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            54 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUCKEYE VALLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                          RAIN, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       72
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- PLT OBTAINED SPECIAL VFR CLEARENCE,TOOKOFF IN IFR WX CONDITIONS. ENCOUNTERED FORCASTED THUNDERSTMS

Aircraft

Registration
N1836H
Reported as
Cessna 310C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Buckeye Valley

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.