- Date
- February 13, 1966
- Place
- Springfield, MO · SPRINGFIELD, MO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Emergency descent
- Aircraft
- N6623BCessna 310B
- Status
- Completed · report November 3, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172852
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2487 66/2/13 NR.SPRINGFIELD MO CESSNA 310B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 3100 TIME - 1500 N6623B PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 725 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: EMERGENCY DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) SYSTEMS - AUTO PILOT: GYROS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- AUTOPILOT ATTITUDE GYRO ROTOR BEARING FAILED, RECOVERY MADE AFTER AUTOPILOT WAS DISENGAGED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6623B
- Reported as
- Cessna 310B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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