# NTSB MIA73FKG48: Cessna 310N, N4116Q, Macon, GA, November 19, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 19, 1972
- Place: Macon, GA · MACON, GA
- Location: 32.8407° N, 83.6324° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Macon, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8407&lon=-83.6324&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 5 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 11, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169225
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73FKG48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKG48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4048  72/11/19   MACON,GA            CESSNA 310N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 2154
        TIME - 1807                    N4116Q              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 340 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MACON-WILSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW SMYRNA BEACH,FLA        ATLANTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    700
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       65
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          240                                                       7
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- GR DOWN,FULL FLAPS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4116Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4116Q-1972-11-19), registration cancelled 1972-11-19, S/N 310N0016, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310N
- Registry model: [Cessna 310N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310n) (registry code 2074234) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Macon-Wilson

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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