FTW71AF076

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310B · Holliday, TX · May 12, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 12, 1971
Place
Holliday, TX · HOLLIDAY, TX
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6617BCessna 310B
Status
Completed · report November 18, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161131

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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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3-0427  71/5/12    HOLLIDAY,TEX        CESSNA 310B         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1145                    N6617B              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 40, 4328 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            391 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WICHITA FALLS,TEX           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD IN SPIN BFR IMPACT.NO ACFT MALFUNCTION FOUND,LDG GR AND FLAPS DOWN.

Aircraft

Registration
N6617B
Reported as
Cessna 310B
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.