- Date
- June 15, 1980
- Place
- Chandler, AZ · CHANDLER, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N37670Cessna 310
- Status
- Completed · report May 22, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800615022199A
- Case key
- 130619
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3706 80/6/15 CHANDLER,AZ CESSNA 310 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 3912 TIME - 0629 N37670 PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STELLAR AIRPARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHANDLER,AZ BIG BEAR LAKE,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- SURPLUS MILITARY ACFT,USED AS STATIC TRAINING AIDE FOR YEARS.NO STAND A/W CERT.SPCL FLT PERMIT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N37670
- Reported as
- Cessna 310
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Stellar Airpark
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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.