# NTSB CHI76FEA49: Cessna 310D, N4440, Cutler, IN, July 17, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 17, 1976
- Place: Cutler, IN · CUTLER, IN
- Location: 40.4744° N, 86.5252° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cutler, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4744&lon=-86.5252&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154833
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEA49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEA49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2141  76/7/17  NR.CUTLER,IN          CESSNA 310D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 2000
        TIME - 1650                    N4440               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 205 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUNCAN PVT APRT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CUTLER,IN                    GREENWOOD,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        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                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           82                                                      310
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- DRIFTED INTO HIGH CORN CROP.  WND GUSTING 15-20K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4440 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310D
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Duncan Pvt Aprt

## 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 19760717025109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760717025109A), Jul 17, 1976: Cessna 310D, Cutler, IN, Substantial damage. Drifted into high corn crop. Wnd gusting 15-20K.

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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