# NTSB DEN75AD051: Cessna 310Q, N7683Q, Escalante, NM, March 26, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 26, 1975
- Place: Escalante, NM · ESCALANTE, NM
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 2, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146846
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75AD051
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75AD051

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0995  75/3/26  NR.ESCALANTE,NM       CESSNA 310Q         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 3977
        TIME - 0730                    N7683Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 827 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ESCALANTE,NM                 PAGE,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - SNOW
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      16
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 5/8/75. HIT VERTICAL CLIFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7683Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7683Q-1975-07-17), registration cancelled 1975-07-17, S/N 310Q0462 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- 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 19750326013339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750326013339A), Mar 26, 1975: Cessna 310Q, Escalante, UT, Destroyed. Recovery date 5/8/75. Hit vertical cliff.

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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