# Accident 19790829042629A: Cessna 310Q, Blue Ridge, IN, August 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1979, 13:07 local time
- Place: Blue Ridge, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5212° N, 85.6379° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blue Ridge, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5212&lon=-85.6379&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69618, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69618-1981-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310Q (registry code 2074242, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 0 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA079-196164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790829042629A

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE OBSERVED IN NEAR VERTICAL DIVE TO GROUND. NO KNOWN MECHANICAL OR WEATHER PROBLEMS. ALCOHOL INVOLVED.

## 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 CHI79FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA079-196164), Aug 29, 1979: Cessna 310 (N69618), Blue Ridge, IN, 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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