OAK67D0164

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310H · Eno, NV · November 6, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 6, 1966
Place
Eno, NV · ENO, NV
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N721BHCessna 310H
Status
Completed · report February 2, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120208

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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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3-3619   66/11/6   ENO NEV             CESSNA 310H         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1414                    N721BH              PX-  0  0  3  DEMONSTRATION             AGE 41, 3935 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            3 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RENO MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- PLT DIDNT SEE TWR RED LITE, PROPS STRUCK RWY.ON GO AROUND LDG GR EXT OK.BATTERY RELAY MALFUNCTION.

Aircraft

Registration
N721BH
Reported as
Cessna 310H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Reno Muni

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.