- Date
- October 8, 1968
- Place
- Austin, TX · AUSTIN, TX
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N2219FCessna 310L
- Status
- Completed · report February 3, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107630
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4253 68/10/8 AUSTIN,TEX CESSNA 310L CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2400 TIME - 0700 N2219F PX- 1 0 0 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT: ILS RECEIVERS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC REMARKS- RECENTLY RATED INST PLT,9/18/68.FAILED TO MAINTAIN ASSIGNED ALT OR HEADINGS.PLTS FLT TIME IS EST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2219F
- Reported as
- Cessna 310L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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