CHI76AC054

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310Q · Mattoon, IL · March 10, 1976

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 10, 1976
Place
Mattoon, IL · MATTOON, IL
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4173QCessna 310Q
Status
Completed · report August 4, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760310024529A
Case key
153671

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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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3-1949  76/3/10    MATTOON,IL          CESSNA 310Q         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 59, 8000
        TIME - 0115                    N4173Q              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLES COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LINCOLN,IL                  MATTOON,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACCIDENT AREA HAD FLOOD LITES.ACFT STRUCK GND IN A L WING LOW CONFIGURATION.

Aircraft

Registration
N4173Q
Reported as
Cessna 310Q
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Coles County

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.