- Date
- August 20, 1976
- Place
- Lafayette, LA · LAFAYETTE, LA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N6792XCessna 310F
- Status
- Completed · report October 4, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760820027969A
- Case key
- 155471
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2400 76/8/20 LAFAYETTE,LA CESSNA 310F CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1705 N6792X PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 40, 13000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 510 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAFAYETTE RGNL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAFAYETTE,LA HARLINGEN,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6792X
- Reported as
- Cessna 310F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lafayette Rgnl
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.