CHI80FA059

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna T310 · Cahokia, IL · July 24, 1980

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 24, 1980
Place
Cahokia, IL · CAHOKIA, IL
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1231GCessna T310
Status
Completed · report July 2, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800724030719A
Case key
128784

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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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3-3740  80/7/24    CAHOKIA,IL          CESSNA T310         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 1182
        TIME - 1607                    N1231G              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 569 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BI STATE PARKS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBUS,NE                 CAHOKIA,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N1231G
Reported as
Cessna T310
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Bi State Parks

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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.