MIA81DLD03

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310G · Titusville, FL · October 12, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 12, 1980
Place
Titusville, FL · TITUSVILLE, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8952ZCessna 310G
Status
Completed · report April 1, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19801012057979A
Case key
128084

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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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3-3607  80/10/12 NR.TITUSVILLE,FL      CESSNA 310G         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 2230                    N8952Z              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         TITUSVILLE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- NITE LDG ON 2200FT FARM FLD,HIT HAY BALES,FARM EQPT.CANNABIS ONBOARD.INJ INDEX PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N8952Z
Reported as
Cessna 310G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.