- Date
- December 28, 1978
- Place
- Sherman, TX · SHERMAN, TX
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2615CCessna 310
- Status
- Completed · report May 11, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781228045279A
- Case key
- 138044
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4268 78/12/28 SHERMAN,TX CESSNA 310 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 1086 TIME - 1555 N2615C PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 86 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHERMAN MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BEAUMONT,TX NORMAN,OK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: SELECTOR VALVES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- INOP ENG NOT FEATHERED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2615C
- Reported as
- Cessna 310
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sherman Municipal
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2615C · 3
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