Plane Crash List

Cessna 310L N3291X

1 March 1970 · Matamoros, Mexico · No injuries

Summary

On 1 March 1970 at about 19:40 local time, a Cessna 310L registered N3291X, operated by Williams Indus, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Matamoros, Mexico. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 19:40
Classification
Accident
Location
Matamoros, Mexico
Nearest airport
Matamoros
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 310L
Registration
N3291X
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
2
Operator
Williams Indus
Operating rule
Corporate/Executive
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Route
S → Tampico, Mex
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night (Moonlight-Bright)
NTSB number
6-0015

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 0 4

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

L ENG QUIT. INTNTL WHEELS UP LDG. INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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