# NTSB FTW72FPM27: Cessna 310A, N4266, Inola, OK, March 25, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1972
- Place: Inola, OK · INOLA, OK
- Location: 36.1131° N, 95.5496° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Inola, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1131&lon=-95.5496&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166502
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72FPM27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FPM27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4266), registered now, S/N 38088, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310A
- Registry model: [Cessna 310](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (registry code 2074202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Buzzards Roost

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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