# NTSB NYC69D0208: Cessna 320C, N3024T, Tupper Lake, NY, September 23, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1968
- Place: Tupper Lake, NY · TUPPER LAKE, NY
- Location: 44.2298° N, 74.4619° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tupper Lake, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2298&lon=-74.4619&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107890
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69D0208
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0208

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3641  68/9/23    TUPPER LAKE,NY      CESSNA 320C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 6000
        TIME - 0830                    N3024T              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - O.W.D.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          GROUND FOG                                               CALM
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           70                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PATCHES OF GRND FOG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3024T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3024T-2002-11-20), registration cancelled 2002-11-20, S/N 320C0024, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320C
- Registry model: [Cessna 320C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320c) (registry code 2074510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSI0-470-B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsi0-470-b) (registry code 17029, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: O.W.D.

## Other investigations on N3024T (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN68D0186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0186), Dec 29, 1967: Cessna 320C (N3024T), Farmington, NM, substantial damage

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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