# NTSB CHI75AC003: Cessna 310C, N1799H, Middleton, WI, July 9, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 9, 1974
- Place: Middleton, WI · MIDDLETON, WI
- Location: 43.1070° N, 89.5063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middleton, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1070&lon=-89.5063&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 15, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132610
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75AC003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3034   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1799H-1988-04-07), registration cancelled 1988-04-07, S/N 35899 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Morey

## 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 19740709032749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740709032749A), Jul 9, 1974: Cessna 310C, Middleton, WI, Substantial damage. Enctrd hi sink rate,incrsd pwr. Acft cttd gnd bfr pwr took effect. Hit dike on edge of drain ditch.

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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