# NTSB MKC69F0043: Cessna 310C, N1078Q, Cambridge, MN, June 3, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 3, 1968
- Place: Cambridge, MN · CAMBRIDGE, MN
- Location: 45.5608° N, 93.2277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cambridge, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5608&lon=-93.2277&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110003
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69F0043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0043

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2197   68/6/3    CAMBRIDGE,MINN      CESSNA 310C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 2525
        TIME - 1730                    N1078Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 375 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMBRIDGE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- STRUCK RNWY MARKER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1078Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1078Q-1972-02-18), registration cancelled 1972-02-18, S/N 310H0078 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310C
- Registry model: [Cessna 310H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310h) (registry code 2074220) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cambridge

## Other investigations on N1078Q (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 UNK72X0103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK72X0103), Dec 18, 1971: Cessna 310H (N1078Q), Malton, Canada, 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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