- Date
- June 13, 1971
- Place
- Waterford, CT · WATERFORD, CT
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5241ACessna 310
- Status
- Completed · report December 8, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161093
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0680 71/6/13 WATERFORD,CONN CESSNA 310 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 444 TIME - 1100 N5241A PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 58 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WATERFORD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HILLSBORO,NH POUGHKEEPSIE,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- RADIOS INOP FOR UNDET REASON. LND HARD TO R OF RWY AFTER ERRATIC APCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5241A
- Reported as
- Cessna 310
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Waterford
N5241ARegistration cancelled Oct 29, 2020 · Cessna 310Airframe modelCessna 310Engine modelContinental O-470 series
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