FTW70AF057

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310F · Millington, TN · March 18, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 18, 1970
Place
Millington, TN · MILLINGTON, TN
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N6705XCessna 310F
Status
Completed · report July 13, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
140530

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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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3-0454  70/3/18    MILLINGTON,TENN     CESSNA 310F         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1218
        TIME - 2145                    N6705X              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 642 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHELBY COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MILLINGTON,TENN             GREENWOOD,MISS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.07 PCT.

Aircraft

Registration
N6705X
Reported as
Cessna 310F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Shelby County

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.