# NTSB IAD70AI065: Cessna 310D, N6841T, West Union, WV, June 26, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1970
- Place: West Union, WV · WEST UNION, WV
- Location: 39.2968° N, 80.7782° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Union, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2968&lon=-80.7782&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 4, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126438
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70AI065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70AI065

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0852  70/6/26    WEST UNION,W VA     CESSNA 310D         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 3000
        TIME - 0855                    N6841T              PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST UNION,W VA            UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ATTEMPT T/O FROM SHORT CURVING UPSLOPE HIWAY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. STRUCK WIRES AND TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6841T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6841T-1970-07-29), registration cancelled 1970-07-29, S/N 39141 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310D
- 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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