DIA67A0003

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310 · Germanton, NC · January 4, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 4, 1967
Place
Germanton, NC · GERMANTON, NC
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3076DCessna 310
Status
Completed · report June 22, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119494

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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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2-0040   67/1/4    GERMANTON,NC        CESSNA 310          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2246                    N3076D              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 49, 17024 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 202 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT REPORTED LOSS OF PWR ON BOTH ENGS.DID NOT STATE CAUSE.STRUCK TREES 12 MI SHORT OF APRT.

Aircraft

Registration
N3076D
Reported as
Cessna 310
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.