NYC70FIK04

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310N · Coraopolis, PA · August 20, 1969

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
August 20, 1969
Place
Coraopolis, PA · CORAOPOLIS, PA
Injuries
4 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4195QCessna 310N
Status
Completed · report June 19, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163873

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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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3-4696  69/8/20    CORAOPOLIS,PA       CESSNA 310N         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 4666
        TIME - 1357                    N4195Q              PX-  0  3  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRTR PITTSBURGH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARRISBURG,PA               PITTSBURGH,PA.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- L FUEL BOOST PUMP INOP ON HI MODE.BOTH MAIN TANKS RUPTURED.AUX TANKS CONTAINED RESIDUAL FUEL.

Aircraft

Registration
N4195Q
Reported as
Cessna 310N
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Grtr Pittsburgh

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.