# NTSB DEN75AD011: Cessna 310, N7643Q, Rawlins, WY, September 12, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1974
- Place: Rawlins, WY · RAWLINS, WY
- Location: 41.7851° N, 107.2247° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rawlins, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7851&lon=-107.2247&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138874
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75AD011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75AD011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3216  74/9/12    RAWLINS,WYO         CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0710                    N7643Q              PX-  1  2  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 37, 3268 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            360 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAWLINS MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RAWLINS,WYO                 BILLINGS,MONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      29
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           40                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH TRUCKS,WIRES,POLE. ACFT WT NEAR MAX GROSS.ICE FOUND ON UPPER SURFACES OF ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7643Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7643Q-1974-12-06), registration cancelled 1974-12-06, S/N 310Q-0422 (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
- Airport: Rawlins 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 19740912034169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740912034169A), Sep 12, 1974: Cessna 310Q, Rawlins, WY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Collided with trucks,wires,pole. Acft wt near max gross. Ice found on upper surfaces of acft.

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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