# NTSB DEN7LAD004: Cessna 310C, N1774H, Springfield, CO, July 14, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 14, 1975
- Place: Springfield, CO · SPRINGFIELD, CO
- Location: 37.4049° N, 102.6189° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4049&lon=-102.6189&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150224
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN7LAD004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN7LAD004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2210  75/7/14    SPRINGFIELD,CO      CESSNA 310C         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 3815
        TIME - 0405                    N1774H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPRINGFIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPRINGFIELD,CO              KANSAS CITY,KA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                      UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ATTITUDE INDICATOR INOPERATIVE. SPARSE LTG IN VICINITY OF ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1774H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1774H-1975-09-30), registration cancelled 1975-09-30, S/N 35874 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310C
- Registry model: [Cessna 310C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310c) (registry code 2074210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Springfield

## 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 19750714025199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750714025199A), Jul 14, 1975: Cessna 310C, Springfield, CO, Destroyed. Attitude indicator inoperative. Sparse ltg in vicinity of arpt.

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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