- Date
- July 10, 1969
- Place
- Athens, GA · ATHENS, GA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6719TCessna 310C
- Status
- Completed · report November 13, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 170649
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2453 69/7/10 ATHENS,GA CESSNA 310C CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2124 N6719T PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO AGE 29, 2352 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 37 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ATHENS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP PHILADELPHIA,PA ATHENS,GA CANON,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- BOTH FUEL SELECTORS FOUND IN OFF POSITION. CRASHED 100 YDS SHORT OF THRESHOLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6719T
- Reported as
- Cessna 310C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Athens
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