Cessna 310Q N1EJ

Summary

On 25 February 1982 at about 03:00 local time, a Cessna 310Q registered N1EJ, operated by Rare Air Inc., was involved in an accident near Doylestown, Pennsylvania, 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.

Date

25 February 1982 at 03:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Doylestown (N88)

Coordinates

40.3100, -75.1198

Aircraft

Cessna 310Q

Registration

N1EJ

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Rare Air Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Erie → Doylestown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

NYC82DA040

Nobody was injured.

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

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

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.