# NTSB CHI76FEA47: Cessna 310K, N7033L, New Castle, IN, August 8, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1976
- Place: New Castle, IN · NEW CASTLE, IN
- Location: 39.9198° N, 85.3701° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Castle, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9198&lon=-85.3701&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155284
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEA47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEA47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2756   76/8/8    NEW CASTLE,IN       CESSNA 310K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 2885
        TIME - 0450                    N7033L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWCASTLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW CASTLE,IN               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       54
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ENCTRD FOG BANK BECAME DISORIENTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7033L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7033L-2020-08-02), registration cancelled 2020-08-02, S/N 310K0133, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310K
- Registry model: [Cessna 310K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310k) (registry code 2074228) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Newcastle Muni

## 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 19760808023809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760808023809A), Aug 8, 1976: Cessna 310K, New Castle, IN, Substantial damage. Enctrd fog bank became disoriented.

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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