# NTSB FTW79FPA06: Cessna 310, N2615C, Sherman, TX, December 28, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 28, 1978
- Place: Sherman, TX · SHERMAN, TX
- Location: 33.6357° N, 96.6089° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sherman, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6357&lon=-96.6089&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 11, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138044
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FPA06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPA06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4268  78/12/28   SHERMAN,TX          CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 1086
        TIME - 1555                    N2615C              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 86 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHERMAN MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEAUMONT,TX                 NORMAN,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: SELECTOR VALVES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INOP ENG NOT FEATHERED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2615C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2615C-1981-09-30), registration cancelled 1981-09-30, S/N 35015 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sherman 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 19781228045279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781228045279A), Dec 28, 1978: Cessna 310, Sherman, TX, Substantial damage. Inop eng not feathered.

## Other investigations on N2615C (3)

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.

- [NTSB DEN72FQA35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72FQA35), Mar 22, 1972: Cessna 310 (N2615C), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage
- [NTSB DIA68D0196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0196), Dec 29, 1967: Cessna 310 (N2615C), Grundy, VA, substantial damage
- [NTSB DIA67F0084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA67F0084), Apr 8, 1967: Cessna 310 (N2615C), Grundy, VA, substantial damage

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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