Cessna 310Q N972AC
17 February 1978 · Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 17 February 1978 at about 15:22 local time, a Cessna 310Q registered N972AC, operated by Executive AVN, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:22
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fort Smith Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310Q
- Registration
- N972AC
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Executive AVN
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Kansas City, Ks
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0038
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 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
AFTR TKOF PLT RPRTD ATT INDC NOT FUNCT & ACFT MUSHY, RETURNING TO LAND.ATT INDC CKD OK AFTR ACDNT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1978 | Cessna 310N | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Arrow Services | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1978 | Cessna 310R | Oakland, California, United States | Carson Tahoe A | No injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1978 | Cessna 310P | Pinedale, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1978 | Cessna 310 | St Petersburg, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Sep 1978 | Cessna 310 | Gaston, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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