Cessna 310B N5481A
23 May 1975 · Big Bear City, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 23 May 1975 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 310B registered N5481A was involved in an accident during in flight near Big Bear City, California, United States. 5 people were on board and 4 died, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Big Bear City, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310B
- Registration
- N5481A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Bermuda Dunes, Ca → Stockton, Ca
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1294
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 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
HIT TREE ON CANYON SLOPE. OVR MAX GROSS WT ABT 213 LBS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jan 1975 | Cessna 310 | Bellingham, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1975 | Cessna 310 | Pensacola, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1975 | Cessna 310Q | Show Low, Arizona, United States | Metz Construct | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 Sep 1975 | Cessna 310G | Joliet, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1975 | Cessna 310B | Capistrano, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1975 | Cessna 310A | Glendale, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
All 1,745 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1975 | Bensen B8M | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1975 | Cessna 182 | Glenville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1975 | Aero Comdr 1121 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Thermonetics I | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1975 | Cessna 177 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1975 | Bell 206B | St Martinville, Louisiana, United States | Air Marine, Inc | No injuries | - |