MIA66A0140

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310A · Amory, MS · May 30, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 30, 1966
Place
Amory, MS · AMORY, MS
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5255ACessna 310A
Status
Completed · report February 13, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122280

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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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3-3863  66/5/30    AMORY MISS          CESSNA 310A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1015                    N5255A              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 37, 1300 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            284 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AMORY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND

Aircraft

Registration
N5255A
Reported as
Cessna 310A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Amory

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.