# NTSB MKC69D0169: Cessna 310B, N5415A, Whiting, IA, September 1, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1968
- Place: Whiting, IA · WHITING, IA
- Location: 42.1272° N, 96.1507° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whiting, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1272&lon=-96.1507&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108297
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69D0169
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0169

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3202   68/9/1    WHITING,IOWA        CESSNA 310B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 695
        TIME - 1300                    N5415A              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 57 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - B-8 FARMS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- ACFT DRIFTED TO RT OF RNWY,LANDED ON SHARP SLOPE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5415A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: B-8 Farms

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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