NYC66A0046

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310 · Woodstock, NY · October 1, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 1, 1965
Place
Woodstock, NY · WOODSTOCK, NY
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5229ACessna 310
Status
Completed · report March 9, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175851

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0891   65/10/1   WOODSTOCK,NY        CESSNA 310          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 2376
        TIME - 1000                    N5229A              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 376 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE-10-03-65

Aircraft

Registration
N5229A
Reported as
Cessna 310
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.