LAX65A0080

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310C · Henderson, NV · April 10, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 10, 1965
Place
Henderson, NV · HENDERSON, NV
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N12341Cessna 310C
Status
Completed · report May 28, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179829

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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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2-0147  65/4/10    HENDERSON NEV       CESSNA 310C         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             STUDENT, AGE 38, 100
        TIME - 0107                    N12341              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - SUICIDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PILOT THREATENED EX-WIFE & THEN ATTEMPTED TO CRASH INTO BUILDING WHILE SHE WAS INSIDE BUILDING.

Aircraft

Registration
N12341
Reported as
Cessna 310C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.