LAX79DUJ41

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310I · Buckeye, AZ · January 26, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 26, 1979
Place
Buckeye, AZ · BUCKEYE, AZ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N8031MCessna 310I
Status
Completed · report April 27, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790126001619A
Case key
137365

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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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3-0427  79/1/26  NR.BUCKEYE,AZ         CESSNA 310I         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N8031M              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BUCKEYE,AZ                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        REMARKS- ABANDONED STRIP.AIRCRAFT STOLEN,INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N8031M
Reported as
Cessna 310I
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.