- Date
- July 7, 1971
- Place
- Apple Vally, CA · APPLE VALLY, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6833TCessna 310D
- Status
- Completed · report March 15, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162944
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2827 71/7/7 APPLE VALLY,CALIF CESSNA 310D CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 6500 TIME - 0632 N6833T PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3500 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - APPLE VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION APPLE VALLY,CALIF LONG BEACH,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- L ENG LOST PWR FOR UNDET REASON.PLT DIDNT FEATH PROP.LOST CTL TRYING TO RET TO ARPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6833T
- Reported as
- Cessna 310D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Apple Valley
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