Cessna 310 N159R
21 December 1972 · Dublin, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 December 1972 at about 20:54 local time, a Cessna 310 registered N159R was involved in an accident during in flight near Dublin, California, 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 20:54
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dublin, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310
- Registration
- N159R
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Z → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3626
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
OBS OVER HIWAY IN FOG. HIT PWR LINES 200 FT AGL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov 1972 | Cessna 310N | MacOn, Georgia, United States | Stevens Steel | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1972 | Cessna 310L | Springfield, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 1972 | Cessna 310 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Chimes Acft | No injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1972 | Cessna 310 | Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1972 | Cessna 310Q | Seneca, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1972 | Cessna 310H | West Dover, Vermont, United States | Sally Service | No injuries | - |
All 1,745 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |