FTW70D0225

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310L · Newkirk, OK · September 14, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 14, 1969
Place
Newkirk, OK · NEWKIRK, OK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3346XCessna 310L
Status
Completed · report May 7, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
157003

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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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3-3981  69/9/14    NEWKIRK,OKLA        CESSNA 310L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 4540
        TIME - 0715                    N3346X              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWKIRK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCPHERSON,KANS              NEWKIRK,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
        REMARKS- STRUCK UNMARKED WIRES AT END OF RWY. POLES HIDDEN BY TREES. LANDED OK.

Aircraft

Registration
N3346X
Reported as
Cessna 310L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Newkirk

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.