- Date
- May 4, 1968
- Place
- Fletcher, NC · FLETCHER, NC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8973ZCessna 310G
- Status
- Completed · report June 8, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111346
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1036 68/5/4 FLETCHER,NC CESSNA 310G CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0452 N8973Z PX- 0 0 1 CORP/EXEC AGE 41, 10000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ASHEVILLE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8973Z
- Reported as
- Cessna 310G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Asheville
N8973ZRegistration cancelled Jan 17, 2018 · Cessna 310GAirframe modelCessna 310GEngine modelContinental I0-470 series
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