# NTSB NYC77DNA21: Cessna 310Q, N69684, Provincetown, MA, July 14, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 14, 1977
- Place: Provincetown, MA · PROVINCETOWN, MA
- Location: 42.0597° N, 70.1705° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Provincetown, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0597&lon=-70.1705&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146048
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77DNA21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DNA21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3309  77/7/14    PROVINCETOWN,MA     CESSNA 310Q         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 2700
        TIME - 0900                    N69684              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LINCOLN,RI                  PROVINCETOWN,MA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT NOT RECOVERED FROM 100 FT OF WATER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N69684](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69684-1977-12-05), registration cancelled 1977-12-05, S/N 310Q0918 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- Registry model: [Cessna 310Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (registry code 2074242) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19770714019049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770714019049A), Jul 14, 1977: Cessna 310Q, Provincetown, MA, Destroyed. Aircraft not recovered from 100 ft of water.

## Other investigations on N69684 (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 CHI74FEP40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEP40), Apr 1, 1974: Cessna 310Q (N69684), Park Falls, WI, 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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