FTW73FPD11

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310J · Wichita Falls, TX · August 22, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 22, 1972
Place
Wichita Falls, TX · WICHITA FALLS, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3193LCessna 310J
Status
Completed · report March 14, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167943

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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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3-3023  72/8/22    WICHITA FALLS,TEX   CESSNA 310J         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1090
        TIME - 0810                    N3193L              PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 633 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WICHITA FALLS AIR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT WORTH,TEX              LUBBOCK,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- PROP BLADE SEPD,FATIGUE.SUBST DMG TO ENG,ACCESSORIES DUE VIBRATION.

Aircraft

Registration
N3193L
Reported as
Cessna 310J
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Wichita Falls Air

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.