NYC67A0125

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310K · Dexter, NY · March 6, 1967

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
March 6, 1967
Place
Dexter, NY · DEXTER, NY
Injuries
1 serious, 2 minor, 2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6944LCessna 310K
Status
Completed · report July 13, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119135

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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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2-0110   67/3/6    DEXTER,NY           CESSNA 310K         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1020                    N6944L              PX-  0  1  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 38, 21351 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 2749 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WATERTOWN MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  5500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      23
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          290                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- ICING CONDITIONS FORECAST.ACFT NOT EQUIPPED WITH AIRFRAME DE.ICERS.1 INCH ICE FOUND ON WINGS/TAIL.

Aircraft

Registration
N6944L
Reported as
Cessna 310K
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Watertown Muni

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.