# NTSB DCA68A0001: Cessna 310, N3121S, Hendersonville, NC, July 19, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 19, 1967
- Place: Hendersonville, NC · HENDERSONVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.3243° N, 82.4563° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hendersonville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3243&lon=-82.4563&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 82 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 4, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79511
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA68A0001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA68A0001

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0005  67/7/19  NR.HENDERSONVILLE,NC  BOEING 727          CR-  5  0  0  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1101                    N68650              PX- 74  0  0                            49, 18383 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  3  0  0                            151 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - PIEDMONT AVIATION,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US AIR CARRIER
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - TOWER                               RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES                                  HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   72
          VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  65                   EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- N3121S DEVIATED FROM IFR CLEARANCE INTO FLIGHTPATH OF N68650 MINIMUM CNTL OF N3121S BY APPCH CNTL.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0005  67/7/19  NR.HENDERSONVILLE,NC  CESSNA 310          CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1101                    N3121S              PX-  1  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 48, 10000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT- 79  0  0                            HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US AIR CARRIER
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - APPROACH CONTROL LANDING            RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES                                  EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- N3121S DEVIATED FROM IFR CLEARANCE INTO FLIGHTPATH OF N68650.MINIMUM CNTL OF N3121S BY APPCH CNTL.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N3121S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3121S-1971-07-14), registration cancelled 1971-07-14, S/N 35069 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (registry code 2074202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N68650](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68650-1967-08-14), registration cancelled 1967-08-14, S/N 18295 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Registry model: [Boeing 727-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-22) (registry code 1384002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Destroyed

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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