MIA70AM069

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310P · Philadelphia, MS · February 12, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 12, 1970
Place
Philadelphia, MS · PHILADELPHIA, MS
Injuries
6 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N5930MCessna 310P
Status
Completed · report May 26, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
138714

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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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3-0034  70/2/12    PHILADELPHIA,MISS   CESSNA 310P         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 6641
        TIME - 1715                    N5930M              PX-  5  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 57 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILADELPHIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JONESVILLE,LA               PHILADELPHIA,MISS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- MED CERT DENIED.REISSUE BASED MED FLT TEST.AUTOPSY,ADVND INVASIVE CHORDOMA WITH LUNG METASTASES.

Aircraft

Registration
N5930M
Reported as
Cessna 310P
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Philadelphia

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.