CHI71AC055

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310 · Sidney, OH · January 24, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 24, 1971
Place
Sidney, OH · SIDNEY, OH
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6752XCessna 310
Status
Completed · report March 22, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160362

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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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3-2870  71/1/24    SIDNEY,OHIO         CESSNA 310          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, UNK/NR
        TIME - 0010                    N6752X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTA,GA                  FLINT,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL 0.209PCT.HIT TREES,HOUSE.HAD HISTORY OF HEART PROB.WAS UP 18PLUS HRS,FLEW 6PLUS HRS.

Aircraft

Registration
N6752X
Reported as
Cessna 310
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.

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