# NTSB MIA79FA035: Cessna 310R, N303LA, Madison, MS, January 5, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 5, 1979
- Place: Madison, MS · MADISON, MS
- Location: 32.4739° N, 90.1309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Madison, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4739&lon=-90.1309&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137368
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FA035
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA035

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0430   79/1/5  NR.MADISON,MS         CESSNA 310R         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1755                    N303LA              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRUCE CAMPBELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MADISON,MS                   COLUMBUS,MS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED                                    500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                           DRIZZLE, RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      47
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          340                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN PILOT LOGBOOK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N303LA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N303LA-2009-10-19), registration cancelled 2009-10-19, S/N 310R-0588, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Registry model: [Cessna 310R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (registry code 2074245) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Bruce Campbell

## 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 19790105000369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790105000369A), Jan 5, 1979: Cessna 310R, Madison, MS, Destroyed. Pilot lost control on climb out in IFR conditions. Evidence of right engine driven fuel pump failure.

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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