# NTSB MIA69A0002: Cessna 320D, N4124T, Belton, SC, July 3, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1968
- Place: Belton, SC · BELTON, SC
- Location: 34.5234° N, 82.4936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belton, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5234&lon=-82.4936&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 21, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109609
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69A0002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69A0002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4013   68/7/3    BELTON,SC           CESSNA 320D         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 1804
        TIME - 2234                    N4124T              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      2000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                           RAIN, SLEET
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      68
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           30                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR AT APRXLY 4500 FT. ACFT OBSERVED IN DIVE BY WITNESSES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4124T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4124T-1968-09-11), registration cancelled 1968-09-11, S/N 320D0024 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320D
- Registry model: [Cessna 320D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320d) (registry code 2074512) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N4124T (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 MIA67A0063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67A0063), Dec 2, 1966: Cessna 320D (N4124T), Mcrae, GA, 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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