- Date
- February 12, 1972
- Place
- Ardmore, AL · ARDMORE, AL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N316DCessna 310
- Status
- Completed · report February 17, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165471
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2024 72/2/12 ARDMORE,ALA CESSNA 310 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 58, 1335 TIME - 1500 N316D PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ARDMORE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OPA LOCKA,FLA FAYETTEVILLE,TENN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 300 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- PLT STATED HE HAD RADIO FAILURE DRG INST APCH TO HSV,DIVERTED TO 1ST AVBL FLD VFR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N316D
- Reported as
- Cessna 310
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ardmore
N316DRegistration cancelled Jul 18, 2013 · Cessna 310Airframe modelCessna 310Engine modelContinental O-470 series
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.