# NTSB MIA72FKQ29: Cessna 310K, N6996L, Tupelo, MS, February 15, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 15, 1972
- Place: Tupelo, MS · TUPELO, MS
- Location: 34.2576° N, 88.7034° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tupelo, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2576&lon=-88.7034&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164713
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72FKQ29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FKQ29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0056  72/2/15    TUPELO,MISS         CESSNA 310K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0817                    N6996L              PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 31, 2875 TOTAL HOURS, 600
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - C.D. LEMONS FLD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUPELO,MISS                 MACON,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: HUBS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- L PROP HUB FAILED ON TKOF,OIL CVRD WNDSHIELD,HIT 2 H34 HELS AND A C172,ALL SUB DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6996L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6996L-1973-06-27), registration cancelled 1973-06-27, S/N 310K0096 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310K
- Registry model: [Cessna 310K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310k) (registry code 2074228) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: C.D. Lemons Fld

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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