- Date
- May 28, 1972
- Place
- Gainesville, FL · GAINESVILLE, FL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5843MCessna 310P
- Status
- Completed · report April 9, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167815
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3983 72/5/28 GAINESVILLE,FLA CESSNA 310P CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 1150 TIME - 1730 N5843M PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GAINESVILLE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WEST PALM BEACH,FLA GAINESVILLE,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: GO-AROUND WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- ON AUX TANKS,BOTH MAIN TANKS FULL.RETRACTED GR ON GO-AROUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5843M
- Reported as
- Cessna 310P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gainesville Muni
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