MKC73FCA24

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310C · Chesterfield, MO · May 17, 1973

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
May 17, 1973
Place
Chesterfield, MO · CHESTERFIELD, MO
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N936MDCessna 310C
Status
Completed · report July 5, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
190534

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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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3-1225  73/5/17    CHESTERFIELD,MO     CESSNA 310C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 1055
        TIME - 1917                    N936MD              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 650 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPIRIT OF ST.LOUI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,ILL                 AURORA,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- FUEL SVC RQSTD,ACFT NOT REFUELED.PLT DID NOT CK.INFLT NOTED LOW FUEL,MISJUDGED,CONT FLT.HIT ANT.

Aircraft

Registration
N936MD
Reported as
Cessna 310C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Spirit Of St.Loui

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.