# NTSB MKC74AK033: Cessna 310L, N3269X, Manhattan, KS, December 18, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 18, 1973
- Place: Manhattan, KS · MANHATTAN, KS
- Location: 39.1883° N, 96.6059° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manhattan, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1883&lon=-96.6059&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 7, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187466
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74AK033
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74AK033

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3959  73/12/18   MANHATTAN,KANS      CESSNA 310L         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1914                    N3269X              PX-  1  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            31, 7720 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1686 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORMAN,OKLA                 MANHATTAN,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               1000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                           SNOW, FREEZING DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       29
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           30                                                       18
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FOLLOWING INITIAL GND CTC ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE FOR A DIST OF ABT 525FT BFR STRIKING A PWR LINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3269X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3269X-1974-03-25), registration cancelled 1974-03-25, S/N 310L-0119 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310L
- Registry model: [Cessna 310L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310l) (registry code 2074230) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19731218042489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731218042489A), Dec 18, 1973: Cessna 310L, Manhattan, KS, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Following initial gnd ctc acft became airborne for a dist of abt 525FT bfr striking a pwr line.

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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