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Cessna 310L N2255F

26 January 1971 · Mountoursville, Pennsylvania, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 26 January 1971 at about 18:39 local time, a Cessna 310L registered N2255F was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Mountoursville, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 18:39
Classification
Accident
Location
Mountoursville, Pennsylvania, United States
Nearest airport
Williamsport-LYC0
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 310L
Registration
N2255F
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Air Taxi Operator
Purpose of flight
Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
New Holland, Pa → Williamsport, Pa
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
IMC
Light
Night (Dark)
NTSB number
3-2290

People

2 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 2 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

DESCENDED BELOW PUBLISHED MINIMUMS.PLT RECD IMPROPER WEA INFO.EVIDENCE OF POSSIBLE CORONARY PROB.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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