Accident · 2007-07-10

NTSB case NYC07MA162 · CESSNA 310R · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2007-07-10
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: CESSNA 310R (N501N)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing

Probable cause

Actions and decisions by National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing's corporate aviation division's management and maintenance personnel to allow the accident airplane to be released for flight with a known and unresolved discrepancy, and the accident pilots' decision to operate the airplane with that known discrepancy, a discrepancy that likely resulted in an in-flight fire. The Safety Board's full report is available at http://www.ntsb.gov/publictn/A_Acc1.htm. The Aircraft Accident Report number is NTSB/AAR-09-01.

Source: NTSB case NYC07MA162

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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