# NTSB DEN81FA014: Cessna T310R, N4880A, Moose, WY, January 4, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 4, 1981
- Place: Moose, WY · MOOSE, WY
- Location: 43.6558° N, 110.7183° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moose, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6558&lon=-110.7183&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 6 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 17, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126524
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FA014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA014

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1978   81/1/4  NR.MOOSE,WY           CESSNA T310R        CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 2343
        TIME - 1947                    N4880A              PX-  4  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1340 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSON HOLE,WY             CHEYENNE,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        REMARKS- HIT MTN ON 339DEG RAD,JAC VOR. 339DEG SET IN HSI. PUBLD IFR DEP COURSE FM RWY 36,003DEG TO V298.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4880A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4880A-1991-08-09), registration cancelled 1991-08-09, S/N 310R1394 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T310R
- Registry model: [Cessna T310R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t310r) (registry code 2074246) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Jackson Hole

## 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 19810104000419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810104000419A), Jan 4, 1981: Cessna 310R, Jackson, WY, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Failed to follow IFR departure procedures. Hit cloud obscured mountain on climb. Ice on airplane on departure.

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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