# NTSB NYC73FIJ09: Cessna 310J, N3139L, Wise, VA, November 11, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 11, 1972
- Place: Wise, VA · WISE, VA
- Location: 36.9769° N, 82.5811° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wise, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9769&lon=-82.5811&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 9, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168578
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FIJ09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FIJ09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1682  72/11/11   WISE,VA             CESSNA 310J         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 670
        TIME - 1530                    N3139L              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 530 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONESOME PINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WISE,VA                     CHARLOTTE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- FIRE IN R ENG AFTER TKOF,PLT LNDD ACFT OK.CAUSE OF FIRE NOT DETERMINED DUE DESTRUCTION OF ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3139L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3139L-1973-03-15), registration cancelled 1973-03-15, S/N 310J0139 (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
- Airport: Lonesome Pine

## Other investigations on N3139L (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 NYC71AN073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71AN073), Dec 24, 1970: Cessna 310J (N3139L), Windsor Lock, CT, 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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