# NTSB NYC78FFJ15: Cessna 310B, N1115A, Syracuse, NY, March 13, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 13, 1978
- Place: Syracuse, NY · SYRACUSE, NY
- Location: 43.0413° N, 76.1432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Syracuse, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0413&lon=-76.1432&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 17, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143362
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FFJ15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FFJ15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0632  78/3/13    SYRACUSE,NY         CESSNA 310B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 66, 1665
        TIME - 0859                    N1115A              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 820 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SYRACUSE-HANCOCK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SYRACUSE,NY                 ERIE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-FAILED TO MANTAIN POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                      UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          GROUND FOG                                               CALM
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           28                                                      CALM
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- VIS 1/8 MILE. SUN VISIBLE THRU FOG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1115A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1115A-2009-06-25), registration cancelled 2009-06-25, S/N 35758, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310B
- Registry model: [Cessna 310B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310b) (registry code 2074208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Syracuse-Hancock

## 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 19780313005699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780313005699A), Mar 13, 1978: Cessna 310B, Syracuse, NY, Substantial damage. Vis 1/8 mile. Sun visible thru fog. Pilot-failed to min positive rate of climb

## Other investigations on N1115A (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 NYC68F0337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0337), Jan 2, 1968: Cessna 310B (N1115A), Jamaica, NY, 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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