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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310A · Inola, OK · March 25, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 25, 1972
Place
Inola, OK · INOLA, OK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N4266Cessna 310A
Status
Completed · report January 11, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166502

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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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3-1110  72/3/25    INOLA,OKLA          CESSNA 310A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 9103
        TIME - 2345                    N4266               PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 176 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUZZARDS ROOST
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INOLA,OKLA                  PRYOR,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- INTAKE PIPE OFF CARB Y.UNLIGHTED ARPT.

Aircraft

Registration
N4266
Reported as
Cessna 310A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Buzzards Roost

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.