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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 310 · Cresaptown, MD · August 21, 1979

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Date: August 21, 1979 · 15:22 local
Place: Cresaptown, MD
Airport: Cumberland
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N7060L
Reported as: Cessna 310
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 173 in this make and model68 in the last 90 days

N7060LRegistration cancelled Dec 2, 2014 · Cessna 310KS/N 310K0160 · Built 1966 Airframe modelCessna 310K Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Departed VFR in mountainous terrain in marginal IMC to await IFR clearance. Hit cloud-shrouded mountain.

As the FAA filed it

DEPARTED VFR IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN IN MARGINAL IMC TO AWAIT IFR CLEARANCE. HIT CLOUD-SHROUDED MOUNTAIN.