Cessna 310N N5072Q
15 April 1969 · Huntsville, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 15 April 1969 at about 23:30 local time, a Cessna 310N registered N5072Q, operated by Texas Dept. of, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Huntsville, Texas, United States. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Huntsville, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Huntsville
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310N
- Registration
- N5072Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Texas Dept. of
- Operating rule
- State-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0679
People
6 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.158 PCT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 310 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1969 | Cessna 310B | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Christopherson | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1969 | Cessna 310 | Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States | Leasing Consul | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1969 | Cessna 310L | Woodbine, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 1969 | Cessna 310 | St.thomas, Virgin Islands, United States | Eight Ball, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310N | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Mid-South Titl | No injuries | - |
All 1,745 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Apr 1969 | Boeing A75N1 | Condon, Oregon, United States | Farm Air Inc. | Fatal | - |