# NTSB NYC80FA031: Cessna 310Q, N69777, Marlboro, NY, April 4, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 4, 1980
- Place: Marlboro, NY · MARLBORO, NY
- Location: 41.6038° N, 73.9772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marlboro, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6038&lon=-73.9772&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131508
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FA031
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA031

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69777-2014-11-13), registration cancelled 2014-11-13, S/N 310Q0972, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- Registry model: [Cessna 310Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (registry code 2074242) (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 19800404008649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800404008649A), Apr 4, 1980: Cessna 310Q, Marlboro, NY, Destroyed. Non-rated pilot operated airplane into area of low ceiling and low visibility. Struck trees in hilly terrain.

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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