# NTSB NYC80FA002: Cessna 310R, N87369, Bethlehem, CT, October 3, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1979
- Place: Bethlehem, CT · BETHLEHEM, CT
- Location: 41.6398° N, 73.2084° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethlehem, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6398&lon=-73.2084&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133269
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FA002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3620   79/10/3 NR.BETHLEHEM,CT       CESSNA 310R         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1020                    N87369              PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 32, 1300 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHESTERFIELD,VA             OXFORD,CT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: RESIDENCE(S)                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       66
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          120                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- ACFT CRASHED APRX 10 MILES NORTH OF ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N87369](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87369-1981-01-30), registration cancelled 1981-01-30, S/N 310R0535 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Registry model: [Cessna 310R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (registry code 2074245) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Waterbury-Oxford

## 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 19791003043459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791003043459A), Oct 3, 1979: Cessna 310R, Bethlehem, CT, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Struck residence 10 miles north of airport during ILS 36 approach. Ceiling & visibility zero in area.

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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