- Date
- August 7, 1976
- Place
- Columbus, OH · COLUMBUS, OH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1773HCessna 310
- Status
- Completed · report March 28, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760807038409A
- Case key
- 156121
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3983 76/8/7 COLUMBUS,OH CESSNA 310 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 1750 TIME - 1907 N1773H PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 465 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT COLUMBUS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NIAGARA FALLS,NY COLUMBUS,OH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: GENERATORS/ALTERNATORS SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: RELAYS AND WIRING AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) REMARKS- PIC KNEW OF POSSIBLE RADIO PROB.ACTUAL PROB WITH ELEC SYSTEM CAUSING USE OF EMERG GEAR EXTENSION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1773H
- Reported as
- Cessna 310
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Port Columbus
N1773HRegistration cancelled Jul 9, 2013 · Cessna 310CAirframe modelCessna 310CEngine modelContinental I0-470 series
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Other investigations on N1773H · 2
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NTSB CHI85FEX02Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportGreenfield, INWhile en route, the l eng suddenly lost power & would not restart, so the plt feathered the l prop. After letting it cool aprx 5 min, he tried restarting it again, but still was unable. He stated he thought he then secured (feathered) the l eng. The plt…NTSB CHI73FEK09Accident · No injuriesClosedColombus, OH