# NTSB NYC66A0046: Cessna 310, N5229A, Woodstock, NY, October 1, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 1, 1965
- Place: Woodstock, NY · WOODSTOCK, NY
- Location: 42.0432° N, 74.1167° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodstock, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0432&lon=-74.1167&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175851
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66A0046
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66A0046

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5229A-1965-12-06), registration cancelled 1965-12-06, S/N 35429 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (registry code 2074202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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