# NTSB FTW78FA015: Cessna 310, N3000D, Wharton, TX, December 5, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 5, 1977
- Place: Wharton, TX · WHARTON, TX
- Location: 29.3176° N, 96.1023° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wharton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3176&lon=-96.1023&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144344
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FA015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA015

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3776   77/12/5   WHARTON,TX          CESSNA 310          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 58,
        TIME - 0047                    N3000D              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHARTON MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN ANGELO,TX               WHARTON,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          GROUND FOG                                               CALM
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          BELOW MINIMUMS                                           NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3000D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3000D-1978-02-13), registration cancelled 1978-02-13, S/N 35200 (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
- Airport: Wharton Municipal

## 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 19771205039779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771205039779A), Dec 5, 1977: Cessna 310, Wharton, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal

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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