MKC67F0400

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310C · Neosho, MO · November 25, 1966

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
November 25, 1966
Place
Neosho, MO · NEOSHO, MO
Injuries
1 serious, 2 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1771HCessna 310C
Status
Completed · report February 24, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120595

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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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2-0888  66/11/25   NEOSHO MO           CESSNA 310C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 1565
        TIME - 1755                    N1771H              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 396 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEOSHO MEMORIAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- NO.1 CYLINDER LEFT ENGINE FAILED.GEAR UNSAFE ON ATTEMPTED LANDING.AIRSPEED TOO LOW ON GO AROUND.

Aircraft

Registration
N1771H
Reported as
Cessna 310C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Neosho Memorial

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.