# NTSB MIA71DKG61: Cessna 310, N6846T, Cornelia, GA, February 3, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 3, 1971
- Place: Cornelia, GA · CORNELIA, GA
- Location: 34.5171° N, 83.5301° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cornelia, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5171&lon=-83.5301&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160043
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71DKG61
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DKG61

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0272   71/2/3    CORNELIA,GA         CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 436
        TIME - 1500                    N6846T              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 230 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HABERSHAM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTA,GA                  LORAIN COUNTY,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     FREEZING RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- STALLED DUE AIRFRAME ICE WHEN PWR WAS REDUCED ON FINAL APCH.TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF RWY IN SOFT SOD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6846T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6846T-2007-12-28), registration cancelled 2007-12-28, S/N 550-0625 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 550](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-550) (registry code 2076604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Habersham

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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