Cessna 310D N871S
15 April 1976 · Sandston, Virginia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 15 April 1976 at about 07:59 local time, a Cessna 310D registered N871S was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Sandston, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:59
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sandston, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Richard E Byrd
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310D
- Registration
- N871S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → West Palm Beach, Fl
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0882
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
LOW OIL NR 2 ENG, NR 2 PROP AUTO FEATHERED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 310 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul 1976 | Cessna 310 | Burlington, Washington, United States | Rosemurgy Co, I | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 1976 | Cessna 310P | Willard, Ohio, United States | Heislers, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1976 | Cessna 310D | Alderwood Manr, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1976 | Cessna 310K | New Castle, Indiana, United States | Munci Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 1976 | Cessna 310Q | Homestead, Florida, United States | Safara Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1976 | Cessna 310Q | Ranelle, West Virginia, United States | Yingling Aircr | Fatal | 2 |
All 1,745 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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