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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310 · Missing Aircraft · July 15, 1979

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 15, 1979
Place
Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N181DCessna 310
Status
Completed · report December 21, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790715033749A
Case key
133760

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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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3-3168  79/7/15    MISSING AIRCRAFT    CESSNA 310          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 6000
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N181D               PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEWISTON,ME                 NASHUA,NH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACFT DAMAGE & INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N181D
Reported as
Cessna 310
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Other investigations on N181D · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.