# NTSB NYC79FA009: Cessna 310N, N4121Q, Monroe, MA, September 25, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 25, 1978
- Place: Monroe, MA · MONROE, MA
- Location: 42.7227° N, 72.9825° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Town of Monroe, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7227&lon=-72.9825&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139498
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FA009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA009

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3971  78/9/25    MONROE,MA           CESSNA 310N         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 3973
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N4121Q              PX-  2  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 252 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRIDGPORT,CT                ALBANY,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          FOG                                                       70
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           4                                                       IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4121Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4121Q-1978-09-25), registration cancelled 1978-09-25, S/N 310N-0021, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310N
- Registry model: [Cessna 310N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310n) (registry code 2074234) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (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 19780925043679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780925043679A), Sep 25, 1978: Cessna 310N, Monroe, MA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Landing gear would not retract.

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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