NYC71AN002

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310P · Missing Aircraft · July 3, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 3, 1970
Place
Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N5766MCessna 310P
Status
Completed · report October 7, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
127105

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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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3-1126   70/7/3    MISSING AIRCRAFT    CESSNA 310P         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N5766M              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      46, 17869 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1085 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- PART OF N5766M RECOVRD IN LONG IS SOUND NR WESTBROOK,CONN ON 7/5/70.TOTAL ABOARD,INJURIES PRESUMED

Aircraft

Registration
N5766M
Reported as
Cessna 310P
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.