- Date
- February 2, 1979
- Place
- Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3078LCessna 310
- Status
- Completed · report March 12, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790202002089A
- Case key
- 137643
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0070 79/2/2 ATLANTA,GA CESSNA 310 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 1431 TIME - 0707 N3078L PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 103 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHARLIE BROWN CTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ATLANTA,GA BOWLING GREEN,KY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- RT ENG LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF-POST ACCIDENT ENG RUNUP BY FAA INSP SHOWED SATIS OPERATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3078L
- Reported as
- Cessna 310
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Charlie Brown Cty
N3078LRegistration cancelled Oct 19, 2009 · Cessna 310JAirframe modelCessna 310JEngine modelContinental I0-470 series
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Other investigations on N3078L · 1
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