# NTSB NYC76AM093: Cessna 310, N7696Q, Rutland, VT, April 26, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1976
- Place: Rutland, VT · RUTLAND, VT
- Location: 43.6097° N, 72.9778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rutland, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6097&lon=-72.9778&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 20, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153753
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76AM093
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AM093

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1423  76/4/26    RUTLAND,VT          CESSNA 310          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 13000
        TIME - 2126                    N7696Q              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 7200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RUTLAND STATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEWISTON,ME                 RUTLAND,VT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- ACFT MISSING AFTER MISSED INSTRUMENT APRCH.FOUND ON 4/28/76 NR CREST OF MTN 5 MI EAST OF RUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7696Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7696Q-1976-08-19), registration cancelled 1976-08-19, S/N 310Q0475 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (registry code 2074242) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Rutland State

## 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 19760426018769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760426018769A), Apr 26, 1976: Cessna 310Q, Rutland, VT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft missing after missed instrument aprch. Found on 4/28/76 nr crest of mtn 5 mi east of rut.

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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