# NTSB MKC69F0342: Cessna 310P, N5748M, Lincoln, NE, January 20, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 20, 1969
- Place: Lincoln, NE · LINCOLN, NE
- Location: 40.8000° N, 96.6670° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lincoln, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8000&lon=-96.6670&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191664
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69F0342
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0342

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0275  69/1/20    LINCOLN,NEBR        CESSNA 310P         CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1901                    N5748M              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     46, 13500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1210 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LINCOLN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       34
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           60                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          BELOW MINIMUMS                                           IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT DESCENDED BELOW PUBLISHED APPROACH MINIMUMS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5748M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5748M-1970-06-12), registration cancelled 1970-06-12, S/N 310P0048 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310P
- Registry model: [Cessna 310P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310p) (registry code 2074238) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lincoln

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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