# NTSB IAD79FA036: Cessna 310, N5927M, Bristol, VA, February 27, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 27, 1979
- Place: Bristol, VA · BRISTOL, VA
- Location: 36.6172° N, 82.1575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bristol, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6172&lon=-82.1575&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137083
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FA036
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA036

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1076  79/2/27    BRISTOL,VA          CESSNA 310          CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 900
        TIME - 1432                    N5927M              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PIKEVILLE,KY                TRI-CITY,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- AC CRASHED 90 DEG LEFT OF ILS HDG.FUEL SELECTORS BOTH FOUND ON R TANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5927M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5927M-2013-10-23), registration cancelled 2013-10-23, S/N 310P0227, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310p) (registry code 2074238) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Tri-City

## 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 19790227020439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790227020439A), Feb 27, 1979: Cessna 310P, Bristol, VA, Destroyed. Hit trees during ILS approach to airport. Found fuel selectors in incorrect position. Oil in one magneto.

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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