- Date
- December 4, 1970
- Place
- St Simons Isle, GA · ST SIMONS ISLE, GA
- Injuries
- 4 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1821HCessna 310C
- Status
- Completed · report September 1, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159134
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4263 70/12/4 ST SIMONS ISLE,GA CESSNA 310C CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 3000 TIME - 1322 N1821H PX- 0 3 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MALCOLM-MCKINNON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FARMINGDALE,NY JEKYLL ISLE,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- DURG INITIAL T/D R GR SEPD,PLT REJECTED LDG.ON 2ND APCH PLT ADZ CUTTING ENGS.STRUT BROKE AT WELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1821H
- Reported as
- Cessna 310C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Malcolm-Mckinnon
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