- Date
- February 9, 1978
- Place
- St Petersburg, FL · ST PETERSBURG, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 4 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1272Cessna 310
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780209013639A
- Case key
- 143340
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0849 78/2/9 ST PETERSBURG,FL CESSNA 310 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 2400 TIME - 2243 N1272 PX- 1 3 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ST PETERSBURG DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHATTANOOGA,TN ST PETERSBURG,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH STALL LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL SELECTOR POSITIONED BETWEEN TANKS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- PLT MADE 2 GO AROUNDS FOR UNDET REASON FOL LOSS OF RT ENG-RT FUEL SEL BETWEEN RT MAIN AND OFF
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1272
- Reported as
- Cessna 310
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- St Petersburg
N1272Registration cancelled Jun 30, 2009 · Cessna 310GAirframe modelCessna 310GEngine modelContinental I0-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N1272 · 1
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