# NTSB IAD76II020: Cessna 310F, N250PP, Nokesville, VA, October 1, 1975

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 1, 1975
- Place: Nokesville, VA · NOKESVILLE, VA
- Location: 38.6930° N, 77.5764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nokesville, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6930&lon=-77.5764&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151900
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76II020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76II020

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0029   75/10/1   NOKESVILLE,VA       CESSNA 310F         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1245                    N250PP              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER PUBLIC              46, 9145 TOTAL HOURS, 60
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          FRIENDLY,MD                 RETURN                       MIDLAND,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FAA RENTAL ACFT.PLT RPTD SELECTED MAIN TANK PSN,FWD.FOUND AUX PSN,FWD.OTR FLTS 172 MAIN PSN FWD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N250PP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N250PP-2012-08-21), registration cancelled 2012-08-21, S/N 310-0093, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310F
- Registry model: [Cessna 310F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310f) (registry code 2074216) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19751001031879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751001031879A), Oct 1, 1975: Cessna 310F, Nokesville, VA, Substantial damage. FAA rental acft. Plt rptd selected main tank psn,fwd. Found aux psn,fwd. Otr flts 172 main psn fwd.

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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