- Date
- January 1, 1978
- Place
- Garden City, KS · GARDEN CITY, KS
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2254FCessna 310L
- Status
- Completed · report March 29, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780101004019A
- Case key
- 158608
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0287 78/1/1 GARDEN CITY,KS CESSNA 310L CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 600 TIME - 1610 N2254F PX- 2 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GARDEN CITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP DENVER,CO RUSSELLVILLE,AR GARDEN CITY,KS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WRONG PART POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ACFT BANKED SHARPLY TO LEFT AT APRX 300FT AGL. LEFT ENG FAILED. MANY MAINT DISCREPANCIES FOUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2254F
- Reported as
- Cessna 310L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Garden City
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2254F · 1
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