OAK72FXQ06

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310I · Beowawe, NV · August 4, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 4, 1971
Place
Beowawe, NV · BEOWAWE, NV
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8075MCessna 310I
Status
Completed · report March 17, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162896

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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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3-2866   71/8/4    BEOWAWE,NEV         CESSNA 310I         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0500                    N8075M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT STOLEN.TOTAL ABD,INJURY PRESUMED.ACFT WAS SET ON FIRE AFT ACDNT.MARIJUANA TFC INVOLVED.

Aircraft

Registration
N8075M
Reported as
Cessna 310I
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.