- Date
- August 21, 1976
- Place
- Carpenter, SD · CARPENTER, SD
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3331XCessna 310L
- Status
- Completed · report January 21, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760821031289A
- Case key
- 156195
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3557 76/8/21 CARPENTER,SD CESSNA 310L CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1256 N3331X PX- 0 0 0 CORP/EXEC AGE 46, 18575 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 3050 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SIOUX FALLS,SD ABERDEEN,SD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: HUBS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MOUNT AND VIBRATION ISOLATORS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BENT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ENG COUNTERWEIGHT DAMPERS FOUND OUT OF TOLERANCE. ENGINE MOUNT STRUCTURE BENT.FATIGUED PROP HUB.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3331X
- Reported as
- Cessna 310L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
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