# NTSB CHI71AC055: Cessna 310, N6752X, Sidney, OH, January 24, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 24, 1971
- Place: Sidney, OH · SIDNEY, OH
- Location: 40.2891° N, 84.1682° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sidney, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2891&lon=-84.1682&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160362
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71AC055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71AC055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2870  71/1/24    SIDNEY,OHIO         CESSNA 310          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, UNK/NR
        TIME - 0010                    N6752X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTA,GA                  FLINT,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL 0.209PCT.HIT TREES,HOUSE.HAD HISTORY OF HEART PROB.WAS UP 18PLUS HRS,FLEW 6PLUS HRS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6752X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6752X-1971-03-22), registration cancelled 1971-03-22, S/N 310-0052 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310f) (registry code 2074216) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N6752X (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 CHI67F0172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0172), Aug 31, 1966: Cessna 310F (N6752X), Columbus, OH, substantial damage

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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