LAX68F0159

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310 · Ontario, CA · October 5, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 5, 1967
Place
Ontario, CA · ONTARIO, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3681DCessna 310
Status
Completed · report December 26, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113867

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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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3-3603   67/10/5   ONTARIO,CALIF       CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 178
        TIME - 1415                    N3681D              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ONTARIO INTL.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  DOOR/PANEL OPEN
        REMARKS- INSTRUCTOR FAILED TO SECURE DOOR. PILOT FAILED TO CHECK DOOR CLOSED AND LATCHED.

Aircraft

Registration
N3681D
Reported as
Cessna 310
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ontario Intl.

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.