OAK77FA005

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310L · Hawthorne, NV · November 17, 1976

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 17, 1976
Place
Hawthorne, NV · HAWTHORNE, NV
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2208FCessna 310L
Status
Completed · report January 10, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19761117037739A
Case key
156391

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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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3-3424  76/11/17   HAWTHORNE,NV        CESSNA 310L         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 558
        TIME - 1951                    N2208F              PX-  1  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAWTHORNE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHINO,CA                    HAWTHORNE,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           TERRAIN - OTHER
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- TURNED INTO SPARSELY LTD TERRAIN.

Aircraft

Registration
N2208F
Reported as
Cessna 310L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Hawthorne

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.