# NTSB ATL82FA023: Cessna 310K, N6943L, Gainsville, GA, December 1, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 1, 1981
- Place: Gainsville, GA · GAINSVILLE, GA
- Location: 34.2979° N, 83.8241° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gainesville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2979&lon=-83.8241&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123079
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82FA023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA023

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3165   81/12/1   GAINSVILLE,GA       CESSNA 310K         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 509
        TIME - 1022                    N6943L              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEE GILMER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GAINSVILLE,GA               DECATUR,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DETERIORATED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 2 ENGINES
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  250
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- STRUCK PWR LN POLE AFT DSNDG BLO CLDS.FND WTR IN BOTH ENG FUEL DISTRIBUTORS,FUEL CAP SEALS DTRTD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6943L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6943L-2013-05-02), registration cancelled 2013-05-02, S/N 310K0043, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310K
- Registry model: [Cessna 310K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310k) (registry code 2074228) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lee Gilmer

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19811201076969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811201076969A), Dec 1, 1981: Cessna 310K, Gainesville, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Left engine intermittent due to water in fuel after takeoff into a low ceiling. Lost control. Leaking fuel caps.

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.

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