Plane Crash List

Cessna 310 N17BJ

17 May 1972 · Reno, Nevada, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 17 May 1972 at about 14:05 local time, a Cessna 310 registered N17BJ, operated by Lear Motors Co, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Reno, Nevada, United States. 2 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 14:05
Classification
Accident
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States
Nearest airport
Reno Stead
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 310
Registration
N17BJ
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
2
Operator
Lear Motors Co
Operating rule
Corporate/Executive
Purpose of flight
Test
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Route
S → Local
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-1705

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

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, DIDNT ABORT.RESTART OK.UN RAISE GR.SAME ENG QUIT AGAIN, NOT FEATH.PLT UN MAINTAIN FLT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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