# NTSB NYC70AN132: Cessna 310, N5706M, Verona, NJ, June 16, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 16, 1970
- Place: Verona, NJ · VERONA, NJ
- Location: 40.8298° N, 74.2401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Verona, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8298&lon=-74.2401&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126919
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70AN132
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70AN132

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1060  70/6/16    VERONA,NJ           CESSNA 310          CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1745                    N5706M              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 37, 1904 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CALDWELL WRIGHT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CALDWELL WRIGHT ARPT        TETERBORO,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT FILED IFR FLT PLAN,DID NOT REC CLNC.HIT APARTMENT BLDG,SUB DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5706M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5706M-1974-03-19), registration cancelled 1974-03-19, S/N 310P0006 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310p) (registry code 2074238) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Caldwell Wright

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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