# NTSB MKC74AK052: Cessna 310P, N5792M, Jefferson City, MO, February 22, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 22, 1974
- Place: Jefferson City, MO · JEFFERSON CITY, MO
- Location: 38.5767° N, 92.1735° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jefferson City, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5767&lon=-92.1735&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 2, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186821
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74AK052
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74AK052

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0537  74/2/22    JEFFERSON CITY,MO   CESSNA 310P         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2050                    N5792M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  32, 5982 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JEFFERSON CTY MEM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FULTON,MO                   JEFFERSON CITY,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- HIT TREES SHORT OF RWY.PLT BLOOD ALC .200PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5792M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5792M-1974-04-16), registration cancelled 1974-04-16, S/N 310P-0092 (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: Jefferson Cty Mem

## 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 19740222005139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740222005139A), Feb 22, 1974: Cessna 310P, Jefferson City, MO, Destroyed. Hit trees short of rwy. Plt blood alc .200PCT.

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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