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Cessna 310D N6977T

18 December 1970 · Mitchell, South Dakota, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 18 December 1970 at about 16:45 local time, a Cessna 310D registered N6977T was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Mitchell, South Dakota, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 16:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States
Nearest airport
Mitchell Muni
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 310D
Registration
N6977T
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Route
S → Columbus, Nebr
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
IMC
Light
Dusk
NTSB number
3-1897

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
5 0 0 0 5

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

R 75PCT OF WINDSHIELD FOGGED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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