# NTSB IAD79FKW04: Cessna 310Q, N377WB, Sevierville, TN, February 6, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1979
- Place: Sevierville, TN · SEVIERVILLE, TN
- Location: 35.8897° N, 83.5799° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sevierville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8897&lon=-83.5799&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137896
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FKW04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FKW04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0233   79/2/6    SEVIERVILLE,TN      CESSNA 310Q         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 1290
        TIME - 1930                    N377WB              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 92 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEVIER-GATLINBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEVIERVILLE,TN              KALAMAZOO,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  2000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                           SNOW, FREEZING RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          BLOWING SNOW                                              30
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          240                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- FOUR INCHES OF SNOW ON RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N377WB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N377WB-1981-04-20), registration cancelled 1981-04-20, S/N 310Q0954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- Registry model: [Cessna T310Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t310q) (registry code 2074244) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sevier-Gatlinburg

## 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 19790206002419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790206002419A), Feb 6, 1979: Cessna 310Q, Sevierville, TN, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted to takeoff with ice and snow on aircraft. Aborted but unable to stop due to ice on runway.

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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