# NTSB DIA68F0055: Cessna 310, N421M, Fletcher, NC, September 1, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1967
- Place: Fletcher, NC · FLETCHER, NC
- Location: 35.4329° N, 82.5074° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fletcher, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4329&lon=-82.5074&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 28, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114140
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68F0055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68F0055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3098   67/9/1    FLETCHER,NC         CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 58, 2200
        TIME - 0920                    N421M               PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: MISSED APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ
        REMARKS- GOT OFF CRS DURING ADF APCH.PROCEEDED VFR ON TOP TO CHARLOTTE,NC,LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N421M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N421M-2012-11-07), registration cancelled 2012-11-07, S/N 35141, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (registry code 2074202) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Asheville

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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