DEN74FTC12

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310 · Cokeville, WY · August 31, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 31, 1973
Place
Cokeville, WY · COKEVILLE, WY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6732TCessna 310
Status
Completed · report December 10, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730831027549A
Case key
188901

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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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3-3184  73/8/31    COKEVILLE,WYO       CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0800                    N6732T              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 32, 3715 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            135 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COKEVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COKEVILLE,WYO               EVERETT,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PREV LDG DUE ROUGH ENG.LOST PWR R ENG,FEATH PROP.FND UNFEATH.SUGAR FND IN R TANK.GR LOWERED LATE.

Aircraft

Registration
N6732T
Reported as
Cessna 310
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Cokeville

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Other investigations on N6732T · 1

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