# NTSB MIA79FKJ23: Cessna 310K, N734SC, Clanton, AL, January 28, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 28, 1979
- Place: Clanton, AL · CLANTON, AL
- Location: 32.8456° N, 86.6195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clanton, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8456&lon=-86.6195&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- ADs cited in the narratives: [AD 72-14-08 R1](https://openairdocs.org/ad/72-14-08-R1) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137306
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FKJ23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKJ23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0371  79/1/28    CLANTON,AL          CESSNA 310K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1362
        TIME - 0930                    N734SC              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 104 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAGG FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLANTON,AL                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
        REMARKS- AD72-14-08 NCW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N734SC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734SC-1986-08-05), registration cancelled 1986-08-05, S/N 310N-0136 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310K
- Registry model: [Cessna 310N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310n) (registry code 2074234) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gragg Field

## 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 19790128001729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790128001729A), Jan 28, 1979: Cessna 310, Clanton, AL, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N734SC (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 MIA74DKJ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKJ30-201602), Nov 11, 1973: Cessna 210 (N734SC), Alabaster, AL, 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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