# NTSB CHI68F0495: Cessna 310C, N1796H, Prairie D Sac, WI, December 14, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 14, 1967
- Place: Prairie D Sac, WI · PRAIRIE D SAC, WI
- Location: 43.2939° N, 89.7352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prairie du Sac, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2939&lon=-89.7352&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112588
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0495
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0495

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4297  67/12/14   PRAIRIE D SAC,WIS   CESSNA 310C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 2020
        TIME - 1130                    N1796H              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAUK CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- NO.3 CONNECTING ROD,LEFT ENG,FAILED. RAW FUEL CAUGHT FIRE. FIRE UNCONTROLLABLE. CRASH LANDED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1796H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1796H-1968-01-31), registration cancelled 1968-01-31, S/N 35896 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310C
- Registry model: [Cessna 310C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310c) (registry code 2074210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Sauk City

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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