CHI77DEP04

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310B · Bristol, WI · July 25, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 25, 1976
Place
Bristol, WI · BRISTOL, WI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5396ACessna 310B
Status
Completed · report March 16, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760725040949A
Case key
155099

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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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3-3882  76/7/25    BRISTOL,WI          CESSNA 310B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1130                    N5396A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 22, 855 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            133 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINFIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHEELING,IL                 BRISTOL,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N5396A
Reported as
Cessna 310B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Winfield

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N5396A · 2

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