Cessna 310 N1272
9 February 1978 · St Petersburg, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 9 February 1978 at about 22:43 local time, a Cessna 310 registered N1272 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near St Petersburg, Florida, United States. 5 people were on board and one died, 4 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:43
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St Petersburg, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- St Petersburg
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310
- Registration
- N1272
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Chattanooga, Tn → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0849
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 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
PLT MADE 2 GO AROUNDS FOR UNDET REASON FOL LOSS OF RT ENG-RT FUEL SEL BETWEEN RT MAIN AND OFF
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1978 | Cessna 310N | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Arrow Services | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1978 | Cessna 310R | Oakland, California, United States | Carson Tahoe A | No injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1978 | Cessna 310P | Pinedale, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1978 | Cessna 310 | Gaston, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Waverly, Iowa, United States | Skitec Corp. | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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