# NTSB CHI66A0038: Cessna 310F, N188RT, Minocqua, WI, October 17, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1965
- Place: Minocqua, WI · MINOCQUA, WI
- Location: 45.8820° N, 89.7043° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minocqua, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8820&lon=-89.7043&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175905
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66A0038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66A0038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1075  65/10/17   MINOCQUA WIS        CESSNA 310F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 520
        TIME - 1425                    N188RT              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKELAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      BELOW MINIMUMS
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR (VFR CONDITIONS ON TOP)
        REMARKS- PILOT CARBON MONOXIDE BLOOD VALUE 33 PERCENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N188RT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310F
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lakeland

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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