# NTSB CHI79FA079: Cessna 310, N69618, Blue Ridge, IN, August 29, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1979
- Place: Blue Ridge, IN · BLUE RIDGE, IN
- Location: 39.5212° N, 85.6379° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blue Ridge, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5212&lon=-85.6379&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 196164
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FA079
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA079-196164

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3958  79/8/29    BLUE RIDGE,IN       CESSNA 310          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 2400
        TIME - 1307                    N69618              PX-  1  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1600 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CINCINNATI,OH               INDIANAPOLIS,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- HIGH SPEED STEEP ANGLE DESCENT FROM 8000FT.PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 98MG%.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N69618](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69618-1981-05-11), registration cancelled 1981-05-11, S/N 310Q0821 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (registry code 2074242) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19790829042629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790829042629A), Aug 29, 1979: Cessna 310Q, Blue Ridge, IN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Airplane observed in near vertical dive to ground. No known mechanical or weather problems. Alcohol involved.

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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