Cessna 310C N1878H
29 March 1966 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 29 March 1966 at about 15:11 local time, a Cessna 310C registered N1878H, operated by Business Air T, was involved in an accident during in flight near Chicago, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:11
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Meigs Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310C
- Registration
- N1878H
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Business Air T
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → South Bend, Ind
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-1157
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
4.4HRS SINCE LAST ACFT REFUELING.MFG INDICATES MAX ENDURANCE 130GALS, BTN 3.6-4.7HRS.PLT DROWNED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 1966 | Cessna 310 | Hillsboro Oreg, Oregon, United States | Eagle Flightwa | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1966 | Cessna 310 | Addison Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1966 | Cessna 310J | Morristown Nj, New Jersey, United States | Chatham Avtn | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1966 | Cessna 310 | Tifton Ga, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1966 | Cessna 310 | Morristown Nj, New Jersey, United States | Nylon Products | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1966 | Cessna 310 | Fort Wayne Ind, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,745 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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