- Date
- June 2, 1978
- Place
- Mattituck, NY · MATTITUCK, NY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5849MCessna 310P
- Status
- Completed · report August 17, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780602027209A
- Case key
- 140679
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2172 78/6/2 MATTITUCK,NY CESSNA 310P CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 1864 TIME - 1050 N5849M PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 689 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MATTITUCK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BALTIMORE,MD MATTITUCK,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: GO-AROUND STALL LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL SELECTORS ON AUX TANKS POSITION. AUX TANKS EMPTY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5849M
- Reported as
- Cessna 310P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Mattituck
N5849MRegistration cancelled May 18, 2012 · Cessna 310PAirframe modelCessna 310PEngine modelContinental I0-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.