# NTSB FTW74AF029: Cessna 310I, N8077M, Euless, TX, November 6, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 6, 1973
- Place: Euless, TX · EULESS, TX
- Location: 32.8494° N, 97.0786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Euless, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8494&lon=-97.0786&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188003
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74AF029
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF029

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3546   73/11/6   EULESS,TEX          CESSNA 310I         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 65, 23903
        TIME - 2017                    N8077M              PX-  1  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER SOUTHWEST
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CINCINNATI,OHIO             DALLAS,TEX                   LITTLE ROCK,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT: VOR RECEIVERS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       52
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           80                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- NIGHT IFR ILS APCH TO ALTPT.L TURN AFT OM INBD.BRIEF VHF-NAV RCVR PROBLEM ENROUTE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8077M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8077M-1974-01-29), registration cancelled 1974-01-29, S/N 310I0077 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310I
- Registry model: [Cessna 310I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310i) (registry code 2074224) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Greater Southwest

## 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 19731106039489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731106039489A), Nov 6, 1973: Cessna 310I, Euless, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Night IFR ILS apch to altpt.l turn aft om inbd. Brief vhf-nav rcvr problem enroute.

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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