# NTSB IAD74AI049: Cessna 310Q, N69596, Pounding Mill, VA, February 28, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 28, 1974
- Place: Pounding Mill, VA · POUNDING MILL, VA
- Location: 37.0786° N, 81.7122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pounding Mill, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0786&lon=-81.7122&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186826
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74AI049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI049

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0543  74/2/28    POUNDING MILL,VA    CESSNA 310Q         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2015                    N69596              PX-  4  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 25, 2620 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLORENCE,SC                 RICHLANDS,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - OTHER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  700
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       42
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          250                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- CNLD IFR APRX 5MI FRM ARPT.BLUEFIELD WX.PATCHES CLR SKY RPRTD RICHLANDS AREA.HIT MTN 3200FT LVL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N69596](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69596-1974-05-08), registration cancelled 1974-05-08, S/N 310Q0809 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- Registry model: [Cessna 310Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (registry code 2074242) (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 19740228007189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740228007189A), Feb 28, 1974: Cessna 310Q, Pounding Mill, VA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Cnld IFR aprx 5MI frm arpt. Bluefield wx. Patches clr sky rprtd richlands area. Hit mtn 3200FT lvl.

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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