- Date
- June 29, 1972
- Place
- Reading, PA · READING, PA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5250ACessna 310
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166624
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0955 72/6/29 READING,PA CESSNA 310 CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0729 N5250A PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 27, 2700 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 600 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SPAATZ DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CANASTOTA,NY READING,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ILS APCH TO RWY 36 CIRCLING TO RWY 31. PLT MADE STEEP R TURN,THEN LOST CTL IN STEEP L TURN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5250A
- Reported as
- Cessna 310
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Spaatz
N5250ARegistration cancelled Jun 5, 2020 · Cessna 310Airframe modelCessna 310Engine modelContinental O-470 series
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