# NTSB MIA68F0408: Cessna 310K, N7023L, Guntersville, AL, January 13, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 13, 1968
- Place: Guntersville, AL · GUNTERSVILLE, AL
- Location: 34.3679° N, 86.2523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Guntersville, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3679&lon=-86.2523&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111743
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68F0408
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0408

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0271  68/1/13    GUNTERSVILLE,ALA    CESSNA 310K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 738
        TIME - 1755                    N7023L              PX-  0  0  4  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           WEATHER - SNOW
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: CONSTANT SPEED DRIVE UNIT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    1600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       24
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          290                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- PLT UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ATTITUDE ON INSTRUMENTS. WINDS 290 DEG 15K,GUSTING. ARTIFICIAL HORIZON INOP
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7023L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7023L), registered now, S/N 310K0123, 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: 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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