# NTSB FTW71AF012: Cessna 310, N3643D, Aledo, TX, September 16, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 16, 1970
- Place: Aledo, TX · ALEDO, TX
- Location: 32.6983° N, 97.6083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aledo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6983&lon=-97.6083&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158860
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71AF012
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71AF012

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4613  70/9/16    ALEDO,TEX           CESSNA 310          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 2459
        TIME - 1640                    N3643D              PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 159 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FREDERICK,OKLA              FORT WORTH,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                           RAIN SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO KNOWN POOR WEA. LOST CTL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3643D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3643D-1971-02-25), registration cancelled 1971-02-25, S/N 35343 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (registry code 2074202) (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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