# NTSB CHI80DA017: Cessna 310R, N78ST, Green Bay, WI, December 21, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 21, 1979
- Place: Green Bay, WI · GREEN BAY, WI
- Location: 44.5192° N, 88.0198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Green Bay, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5192&lon=-88.0198&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 3 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132131
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80DA017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DA017

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3974  79/12/21   GREEN BAY,WI        CESSNA 310R         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1632
        TIME - 1918                    N78ST               PX-  2  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AUSTIN-STRAUBEL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PALWAUKEE,IL                GREEN BAY,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          FOG                                                      210
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           5                                                       IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- ILS RWY 6R APCH.HIT TREES APRX 1/2MI SW OF ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78ST](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78ST-1980-11-01), registration cancelled 1980-11-01, S/N 310R0702 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Registry model: [Cessna 310R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (registry code 2074245) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Austin-Straubel

## 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 19791221043929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791221043929A), Dec 21, 1979: Cessna 310R, Green Bay, WI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Struck trees on ILS approach a half mile right of runway. Weather below approach minamums.

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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