# NTSB CHI77FEM12: Cessna 310, N6931L, Saginaw, MI, November 28, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 28, 1976
- Place: Saginaw, MI · SAGINAW, MI
- Location: 43.4177° N, 83.9547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saginaw, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4177&lon=-83.9547&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 18, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156597
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEM12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEM12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3893  76/11/28   SAGINAW,MI          CESSNA 310          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 506
        TIME - 1455                    N6931L              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 325 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARRY BROWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDLAND,MI                  ANN ARBOR,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PLT TRIED TO STRETCH GLIDE TO REACH AIRSTRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6931L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6931L-2014-11-17), registration cancelled 2014-11-17, S/N 310K0031, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310k) (registry code 2074228) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Harry Brown

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19761128040449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761128040449A), Nov 28, 1976: Cessna 310K, Saginaw, MI, Substantial damage. Plt tried to stretch glide to reach airstrip.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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