# NTSB IAD77FA013: Cessna 310, N3625D, Black Mountain, NC, November 16, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 16, 1976
- Place: Black Mountain, NC · BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC
- Location: 35.6147° N, 82.3255° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Black Mountain, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6147&lon=-82.3255&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 3, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156455
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77FA013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FA013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3400  76/11/16 NR.BLACK MOUNTAIN,NC  CESSNA 310          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 4000
        TIME - 1047                    N3625D              PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1796 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ASHEVILLE,NC                CHARLOTTE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- INSUFFICIENT R/C TO AVOID RISING TRRN.MTN IN CLDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3625D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- 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 19761116037719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761116037719A), Nov 16, 1976: Cessna 310, Black Mountain, NC, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Insufficient r/c to avoid rising trrn. Mtn in clds.

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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