- Date
- September 20, 1971
- Place
- Punta Gorda, FL · PUNTA GORDA, FL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1899HCessna 310C
- Status
- Completed · report May 15, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163757
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3766 71/9/20 PUNTA GORDA,FLA CESSNA 310C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 60, 3234 TIME - 1000 N1899H PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 640 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NAPLES,FLA ATLANTA,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HIGH VOLTAGE BREAKDOWN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- INVEST DISCLOSED BREAKDOWN OF COILS ALL 4 MAGS WHEN SUBJECTED TO HEAT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1899H
- Reported as
- Cessna 310C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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