NYC73AN043

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310J · Missing Aircraft · September 9, 1972

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 9, 1972
Place
Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N3096LCessna 310J
Status
Completed · report January 5, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167732

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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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3-1003   72/9/9    MISSING AIRCRAFT    CESSNA 310J         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 3000
        TIME - 1830                    N3096L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORRISTOWN,NJ               NANTUCKET,MASS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- PLT WAS CLRD FOR ILS BACKCOURSE APCH AT DEST.BELIEVED TO HAVE CRASHED IN SOUND.DMG & INJ PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N3096L
Reported as
Cessna 310J
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.

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