# NTSB LAX65A0080: Cessna 310C, N12341, Henderson, NV, April 10, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 10, 1965
- Place: Henderson, NV · HENDERSON, NV
- Location: 36.0397° N, 114.9819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Henderson, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0397&lon=-114.9819&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179829
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX65A0080
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX65A0080

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12341-1971-01-15), registration cancelled 1971-01-15, S/N 35823 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310C
- Registry model: [Cessna 310C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310c) (registry code 2074210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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