# NTSB NYC65F0073: Cessna 310D, N6965T, Tipton, PA, March 1, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 1, 1965
- Place: Tipton, PA · TIPTON, PA
- Location: 40.6374° N, 78.2948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tipton, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6374&lon=-78.2948&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 21, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201574
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65F0073
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65F0073-201574

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0080   65/3/1    TIPTON PA           CESSNA 310D         CR-  0  1  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2230                    N6965T              PX-  0  2  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 27, 1316 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            38 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PETERSON MEMORIAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL SELECTOR POSITIONED BETWEEN TANKS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6965T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6965T-1965-04-23), registration cancelled 1965-04-23, S/N 39265 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310D
- Registry model: [Cessna 310D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310d) (registry code 2074212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Peterson Memorial

## Other investigations on N6965T (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB UNK65X1016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1016), Dec 14, 1964: Cessna 310B (N6965T), Willoughby, OH, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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