# NTSB FTW69A0088: Cessna 310, N6784T, Somerset, TX, June 8, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 8, 1969
- Place: Somerset, TX · SOMERSET, TX
- Location: 29.2286° N, 98.6569° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Somerset, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2286&lon=-98.6569&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 29, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179828
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69A0088
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69A0088

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1683   69/6/8    SOMERSET,TEX        CESSNA 310          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 42,
        TIME - 1215                    N6784T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- STUDENT CERT REVOKED 3/31/64.T/O FROM PASTURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6784T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6784T-1974-08-01), registration cancelled 1974-08-01, S/N 39084 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310d) (registry code 2074212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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