Cessna 310 N6972T
13 July 1978 · Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 13 July 1978 at about 14:30 local time, a Cessna 310 registered N6972T was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Grand Canyon, Arizona, 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 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Grnd Can Nat Park
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310
- Registration
- N6972T
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Phoenix, Az → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2644
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
DWNWND ENGINES SURGING, FAILED TO MAKE RNWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 310 accidents
| 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 | - |
All 1,745 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |
| 20 Sep 1978 | Bell 206B | Morgan City, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | No injuries | - |