# NTSB MIA80FKG12: Cessna 310K, N6983L, Jesup, GA, December 6, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 6, 1979
- Place: Jesup, GA · JESUP, GA
- Location: 31.5946° N, 81.8957° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jesup, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5946&lon=-81.8957&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132751
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FKG12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKG12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3823   79/12/6 NR.JESUP,GA           CESSNA 310K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 3615
        TIME - 2030                    N6983L              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JESUP-WAYNE CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DARLINGTON,SC              JESUP,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - OTHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      62
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          180                                                       4
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT BRFLY BLINDED BY REFLECTION OF LNDG LGTS OFF SCTD CLD AT 200FT AGL & DISTRACTED BY A GND LGT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6983L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6983L-1980-09-22), registration cancelled 1980-09-22, S/N 310K0083 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310K
- Registry model: [Cessna 310K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310k) (registry code 2074228) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jesup-Wayne Co

## 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 19791206033869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791206033869A), Dec 6, 1979: Cessna 310K, Jesup, GA, Substantial damage. Pilot said aircraft landing lights blinded him on final. Lights were turned off. Aircraft hit short of runway.

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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