MIA79FKJ23

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310K · Clanton, AL · January 28, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 28, 1979
Place
Clanton, AL · CLANTON, AL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N734SCCessna 310K
Status
Completed · report April 23, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790128001729A
Case key
137306

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0371  79/1/28    CLANTON,AL          CESSNA 310K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1362
        TIME - 0930                    N734SC              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 104 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAGG FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLANTON,AL                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
        REMARKS- AD72-14-08 NCW.

Aircraft

Registration
N734SC
Reported as
Cessna 310K
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Gragg Field

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Other investigations on N734SC · 1

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