NYC80FA031

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310Q · Marlboro, NY · April 4, 1980

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 4, 1980
Place
Marlboro, NY · MARLBORO, NY
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N69777Cessna 310Q
Status
Completed · report September 10, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800404008649A
Case key
131508

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1577   80/4/4    MARLBORO,NY         CESSNA 310Q         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 38,
        TIME - 1350                    N69777              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  2000 TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POUGHKEEPSIE,NY             WALLKILL,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          FOG                                                      140
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           3                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- BRUSHED TREE TOPS ON HILL.THREE RADIO CALLS RECD & ACKNOWLEDGED BY SWF TWR,UNABLE TO EST CONTACT.

Aircraft

Registration
N69777
Reported as
Cessna 310Q
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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