OAK69D0032

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310L · Alturas, CA · May 3, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 3, 1968
Place
Alturas, CA · ALTURAS, CA
Injuries
6 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2297FCessna 310L
Status
Completed · report August 7, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
110921

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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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3-1783   68/5/3    ALTURAS,CALIF       CESSNA 310L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 1562
        TIME - 1200                    N2297F              PX-  0  0  5  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 113 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALTURAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        REMARKS- WRINKLED WING.

Aircraft

Registration
N2297F
Reported as
Cessna 310L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Alturas

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.