CHI72AC095

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310D · Cleveland, OH · May 29, 1972

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 29, 1972
Place
Cleveland, OH · CLEVELAND, OH
Injuries
3 fatal, 2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N83TCessna 310D
Status
Completed · report November 30, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166636

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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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3-0768  72/5/29    CLEVELAND,OHIO      CESSNA 310D         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 605
        TIME - 1229                    N83T                PX-  2  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 113 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BURKE LAKEFRONT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANASSAS,VA                 CLEVELAND,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           EVASIVE MANEUVER                                         LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- TWR CLRD PLT FOR RWY 24L.PLT APCHD 6.OTR ACFT ON T/O SEEN BY PAX WHO CALLED OUT.PLT TURNED HARD L.

Aircraft

Registration
N83T
Reported as
Cessna 310D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Burke Lakefront

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.