# NTSB SEA72AS057: Cessna 310, N5282A, Sequim, WA, June 22, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 22, 1972
- Place: Sequim, WA · SEQUIM, WA
- Location: 48.0740° N, 123.0858° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sequim, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0740&lon=-123.0858&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166551
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72AS057
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72AS057

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0962  72/6/22    SEQUIM,WASH         CESSNA 310          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 740
        TIME - 1133                    N5282A              PX-  3  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 440 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VANCOUVER,BC,CAN            SEATTLE,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    1200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- ACFT FLEW INTO MTN SLOPE. AUTO-PLT POS ON. RECOVERY DATE 10/10/73. 10 MI WEST OF AIRWAY CTRLINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5282A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5282A-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 35482 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310b) (registry code 2074208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N5282A (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB UNK65X1080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1080), Dec 21, 1964: Cessna 310 (N5282A), Young, AZ, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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