LAX74IL046

NTSB incident investigation · Cessna 310P · Riverside, CA · December 22, 1973

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 22, 1973
Place
Riverside, CA · RIVERSIDE, CA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N3175KCessna 310P
Status
Completed · report March 14, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
Safety recommendations
Yes
Case key
79567

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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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5-0033  73/12/22   RIVERSIDE,CALIF     CESSNA 310P         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1540                    N3175K              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  25, 5000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVERSIDE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RIVERSIDE,CALIF             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: CLAMPS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- FAILED MARMAN CLAMP,L BANK ON RT ENGINE.FIRE IN RT ENG NACELLE COMPARTMENT.

Aircraft

Registration
N3175K
Reported as
Cessna 310P
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Riverside Muni