LAX69A0058

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310N · Upland, CA · April 12, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 12, 1969
Place
Upland, CA · UPLAND, CA
Injuries
5 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N4111QCessna 310N
Status
Completed · report August 26, 1970
Safety recommendations
Yes
Case key
79574

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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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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3-3000  69/4/12  NR.UPLAND,CALIF       CESSNA 310N         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1255                    N4111Q              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 58, 8881 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX           RIVERSIDE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO PROPERLY IDENTIFY AIRCRAFT ON RADAR
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- N4111Q RADAR VECTORED BLO TERRAIN CLNC LVL FOLLOWING TARGET MISIDENTIFICATION BY FAA CONTROLLER.

Aircraft

Registration
N4111Q
Reported as
Cessna 310N
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.