# NTSB DEN82FA002: Cessna 310, N5809X, Eureka, UT, October 4, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 4, 1981
- Place: Eureka, UT · EUREKA, UT
- Location: 39.9587° N, 112.1151° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eureka, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9587&lon=-112.1151&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122681
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN82FA002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FA002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3542   81/10/4 NR.EUREKA,UT          CESSNA 310          CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 12500
        TIME - 1145                    N5809X              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EVANSTON,WY                 OXNARD,CA
        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)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALTIMETER SETTING-INCORRECT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     RAIN SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CRASHED IN LVL FLT NR TOP OF 9274FT MTN.ALTIMETER SET AT 30.08,SLC ALT SETTING-29.93.FND 10/6/81.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5809X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5809X-2013-04-23), registration cancelled 2013-04-23, S/N 310-0109, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310f) (registry code 2074216) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (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 19811004065389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811004065389A), Oct 4, 1981: Cessna 310F, Eureka, UT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Impacted mountainside in level flight. Mountain tops cloud obscured. No weather briefing.

## Other investigations on N5809X (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC74FHM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHM07), Sep 9, 1973: Cessna 310F (N5809X), Neptune, NJ, substantial damage

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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