Cessna 310Q N69596
28 February 1974 · Pounding Mill, Virginia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 28 February 1974 at about 20:15 local time, a Cessna 310Q registered N69596, operated by Petes Motors, I, was involved in an accident during in flight near Pounding Mill, Virginia, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pounding Mill, Virginia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310Q
- Registration
- N69596
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Petes Motors, I
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Florence, Sc → Richlands, Va
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0543
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 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
CNLD IFR APRX 5MI FRM ARPT.BLUEFIELD WX.PATCHES CLR SKY RPRTD RICHLANDS AREA.HIT MTN 3200FT LVL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1974 | Cessna 310 | Stroud, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| 18 Oct 1974 | Cessna 310G | Albany, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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