- Date
- August 31, 1973
- Place
- Torrance, CA · TORRANCE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N6641BCessna 310B
- Status
- Completed · report October 26, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730831029329A
- Case key
- 189058
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2718 73/8/31 TORRANCE,CALIF CESSNA 310B CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1190 TIME - 1230 N6641B PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 535 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TORRANCE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TORRANCE,CALIF IMPERIAL CNTY,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S) COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - LEFT AIRCRAFT UNATTENDED, ENGINE RUNNING REMARKS- LEFT ACFT WITH 1 ENG RUNNG TO PULL-START OTR.MIXT RICH,MAGS ON,BRAKES OFF,UNCHOCKED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6641B
- Reported as
- Cessna 310B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Torrance Muni
N6641BRegistration cancelled May 4, 2015 · Cessna 310BAirframe modelCessna 310BEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6641B · 1
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