DEN74AD025

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310C · Montrose, CO · November 21, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 21, 1973
Place
Montrose, CO · MONTROSE, CO
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1819HCessna 310C
Status
Completed · report June 18, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
Safety recommendations
Yes
FAA report
19731121038669A
Case key
79610

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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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3-4149  73/11/21   MONTROSE,COLO       CESSNA 310C         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0835                    N1819H              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            39, 6325 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1160 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTROSE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND JUNCTION,COLO         SANTA FE,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FATIGUE,#1 CYL BARREL,SEPD.ACFT DESTROYED BY FIRE AFTR LDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N1819H
Reported as
Cessna 310C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Montrose County

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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