Accident Cessna 310J N3096L,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 8482
 
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Date:Saturday 9 September 1972
Time:18:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic C310 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 310J
Owner/operator:Chatham Aviation Inc
Registration: N3096L
MSN: 310J0096
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Morristown, NJ (MMU/KMMU)
Destination airport:Nantucket,Mass (ACK/KACK)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Written off September 9 1972 when went missing on a flight between Morristown, New Jersey, and Nantucket, Massachusetts. Pilot was cleared for ILS back course approach at destination. Believed to have crashed in Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts. Damage to aircraft and injury to the 44-year-old pilot (the sole person on board) presumed, as no trace of the aircraft or the pilot was ever found.

Registration N3096L formally cancelled by the FAA on June 21 1973

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: NYC73AN043
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 3 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

1. https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=65843&key=0
2. http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?nNumberTxt=3096L

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added
10-Jun-2014 21:50 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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