# Accident 19791003043459A: Cessna 310R, Bethlehem, CT, October 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1979, 10:20 local time
- Place: Bethlehem, CT
- Airport: Waterbury Oxford
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4783° N, 73.1352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WATERBURY-OXFORD (OXC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4783&lon=-73.1352&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87369, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87369-1981-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 0 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791003043459A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK RESIDENCE 10 MILES NORTH OF AIRPORT DURING ILS 36 APPROACH. CEILING & VISIBILITY ZERO IN AREA.

## 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 NYC80FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA002), Oct 3, 1979: Cessna 310R (N87369), Bethlehem, CT, 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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