- Date
- February 22, 1973
- Place
- Londonderry, VT · LONDONDERRY, VT
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3149LCessna 310J
- Status
- Completed · report October 17, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730222006309A
- Case key
- 173570
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2475 73/2/22 LONDONDERRY,VT CESSNA 310J CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1900 N3149L PX- 1 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO AGE 38, 5500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MT EMPIRE,VA SPRINGFIELD,VT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUNDERSTANDING OF ORDERS OR INSTRUCTIONS PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG WEATHER - SNOW TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 2000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 4 MILES OR LESS SNOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 29 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 30 4 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR IFR REMARKS- ATMTD VFR APCH.NDB UNMONTRD.READ BACK ALSTG AS ALT CLNC,NOT COR BY ATC.HIT MTN 2800FT LVL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3149L
- Reported as
- Cessna 310J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3149L · 1
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