# NTSB NYC73AN043: Cessna 310J, N3096L, Missing Aircraft, September 9, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1972
- Place: Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167732
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73AN043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN043

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3096L-1973-06-21), registration cancelled 1973-06-21, S/N 310J0096 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310J
- Registry model: [Cessna 310J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310j) (registry code 2074226) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N3096L (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC67D0459](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0459), Jan 7, 1967: Cessna 310J (N3096L), Teterboro, NJ, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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