# NTSB MKC81FA026: Cessna 310R, N1275G, Eldon, MO, April 5, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 5, 1981
- Place: Eldon, MO · ELDON, MO
- Location: 38.3512° N, 92.5767° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eldon, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3512&lon=-92.5767&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 13, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126484
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81FA026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1171   81/4/5  NR.ELDON,MO           CESSNA 310R         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 2611
        TIME - 1015                    N1275G              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 748 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OSAGE BEACH,MO              GRAND RAPIDS,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1275G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- 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 19810405014699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810405014699A), Apr 5, 1981: Cessna 310R, Eldon, MO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Cause of accident undetermined but indications of severe turbulence in area indicated in investigation.

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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