CHI75AC003

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310C · Middleton, WI · July 9, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 9, 1974
Place
Middleton, WI · MIDDLETON, WI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1799HCessna 310C
Status
Completed · report October 15, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740709032749A
Case key
132610

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3034   74/7/9    MIDDLETON,WIS       CESSNA 310C         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 2545
        TIME - 0845                    N1799H              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOREY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RACINE,WIS                  MIDDLETON,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ENCTRD HI SINK RATE,INCRSD PWR.ACFT CTTD GND BFR PWR TOOK EFFECT.HIT DIKE ON EDGE OF DRAIN DITCH.

Aircraft

Registration
N1799H
Reported as
Cessna 310C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Morey

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.