- Date
- October 4, 1970
- Place
- Merrill, OR · MERRILL, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3009LCessna 310J
- Status
- Completed · report July 12, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158520
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3906 70/10/4 MERRILL,OREG CESSNA 310J CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 3850 TIME - 1050 N3009L PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 1475 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KLAMATH FALLS,OREG WEED,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- SURVEYING RANCH LAND.PLT SWITCHED TO AUX TANKS,BOTH ENGS QUIT.L ENG WOULD NOT RESTART.BLEW TIRE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3009L
- Reported as
- Cessna 310J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3009LRegistration cancelled Jul 8, 2023 · Cessna 310JAirframe modelCessna 310JEngine modelContinental I0-470 series
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