# NTSB IAD79FA069: Cessna 310K, N7060L, Cresaptown, MD, August 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1979
- Place: Cresaptown, MD · CRESAPTOWN, MD
- Location: 39.5935° N, 78.8350° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cresaptown, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5935&lon=-78.8350&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 4, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133715
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FA069
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA069

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3011  79/8/20  NR.CRESAPTOWN,MD      CESSNA 310K         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37,
        TIME - 1517                    N7060L              PX-  1  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, 173
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CUMBERLAND,MD               CHARLESTON,WV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                   UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- TKOF IN VFR CONDITIONS.DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF IFR CLEARANCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7060L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7060L-2014-12-02), registration cancelled 2014-12-02, S/N 310K0160, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310K
- Registry model: [Cessna 310K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310k) (registry code 2074228) (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

## Other investigations on N7060L (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC73FNC23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNC23), Sep 2, 1972: Cessna 310K (N7060L), Warren, VT, substantial damage

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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