Cessna 310Q N7561Q
30 December 1996 · Selma, Alabama, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 December 1996 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 310Q registered N7561Q, operated by Saul Zadik, was involved in an accident near Selma, Alabama, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Selma, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Craig Field (SEM)
- Coordinates
- 32.4101, -87.0303
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310Q
- Registration
- N7561Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Saul Zadik
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Montgomery → Little Rock
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL97LA031
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
The failure of maintenance personnel to correctly repair and install the pilot's seat.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot had elected to divert to Selma, Alabama after realizing his instrument charts were in the wing locker. While approximately 15 feet over the runway in a flared attitude, the pilot's seat back failed, leading him to lose control of the airplane and land hard. Subsequent examination of the seat showed it was incorrectly repaired and reassembled by a maintenance person, resulting in its eventual partial overload failure.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 1996 | Cessna 310Q | Truckee, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1996 | Cessna 310D | Palmetto, Georgia, United States | Bruce D. Willis | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1996 | Cessna 310H | Show Low, Arizona, United States | Martin J. Stuart | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1996 | Cessna 310R | Winder, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1996 | Cessna 310C | Los Lunas, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1996 | Cessna 310R | Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,745 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 1996 | Rans S6ES | Bayou la Batre, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1996 | Cessna 170A | Southside, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1996 | Piper PA-23-250 | Clanton, Alabama, United States | Mike Cornelius | Fatal | 5 |
| 27 Jun 1996 | Cessna 152 | Talladega, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Jul 1996 | Cessna 152 | Troy, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1996 | Cessna 150 | Brewton, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |