# NTSB NYC80FAMS1: Cessna 310, N181D, Missing Aircraft, July 15, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1979
- Place: Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 21, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133760
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FAMS1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FAMS1

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N181D-2012-08-13), registration cancelled 2012-08-13, S/N 39170, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310d) (registry code 2074212) (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 19790715033749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790715033749A), Jul 15, 1979: Cessna 310, Cape Elizabeth, ME, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft is missing on flt from lewiston, ME to nashua NH. Debris found in smugglerscove, Cape Elizabeth, ME.

## Other investigations on N181D (1)

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.

- [NTSB MKC66F0463](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0463), Jan 14, 1966: Cessna 310D (N181D), Monett, MO, substantial damage

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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