# Accident 19790317040929A: Cessna 310R, Heber, AZ, March 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1979, 11:30 local time
- Place: Heber, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4314° N, 110.5940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Heber, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4314&lon=-110.5940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3424G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3424G-2012-04-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 14 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790317040929A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN IN ADVERSE WEATHER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX79FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA046), Mar 17, 1979: Cessna 310R (N3424G), Heber, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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