# NTSB MKC75AK010: Cessna 310, N6862T, Pisgah, IA, August 9, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1974
- Place: Pisgah, IA · PISGAH, IA
- Location: 41.8299° N, 95.9262° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pisgah, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8299&lon=-95.9262&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138806
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75AK010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75AK010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3236   74/8/9    PISGAH,IOWA         CESSNA 310          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 1452
        TIME - 1231                    N6862T              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND RAPIDS,MICH           GRAND ISLAND,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED                                  700
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                           RAIN, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          FOG                                                       80
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           7                                                       IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- STRONG TSTM ACTIVITY AND ASSOCIATED TURBC IN AREA.MAYDAY CALL RCVD FM PLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6862T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6862T-1974-12-12), registration cancelled 1974-12-12, S/N 39162 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310d) (registry code 2074212) (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 19740809035539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740809035539A), Aug 9, 1974: Cessna 310D, Pisgah, IA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Strong tstm activity and associated turbc in area. Mayday call rcvd fm plt.

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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