# NTSB IAD74AI018: Cessna 310H, N1834H, Paintsville, KY, September 9, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1973
- Place: Paintsville, KY · PAINTSVILLE, KY
- Location: 37.8203° N, 82.8060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paintsville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8203&lon=-82.8060&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 28, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188415
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74AI018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI018

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3045   73/9/9  NR.PAINTSVILLE,KY     CESSNA 310H         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                PRIVATE, AGE 31, 1943
        TIME - 1518                    N1834H              PX-  3  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUMBOLT,TENN               PAINTSVILLE,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           RAIN SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          GROUND FOG                                               IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RECOVERED FROM RIDGE 10/5/73.CANCELLED IFR ENROUTE.PLTS COMML CERT REVOKED FOR 1 YR AS OF 7/6/73.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1834H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1834H-1973-12-28), registration cancelled 1973-12-28, S/N 35934 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310H
- Registry model: [Cessna 310C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310c) (registry code 2074210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19730909035479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730909035479A), Sep 9, 1973: Cessna 310C, Paintsville, KY, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Recovered from ridge 10/5/73.cancelled IFR enroute. Plts comml cert revoked for 1 yr as of 7/6/73.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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