# NTSB UNK64X0238: Cessna 310G, N8977Z, Wayne, MI, January 13, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 13, 1964
- Place: Wayne, MI · WAYNE, MI
- Location: 42.2769° N, 83.3881° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wayne, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2769&lon=-83.3881&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185509
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0238
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0238

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0116  64/1/13    WAYNE MICH          CESSNA 310G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 4500
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N8977Z              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 540 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-IN FUEL
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8977Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8977Z-1966-07-14), registration cancelled 1966-07-14, S/N 310G0077 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310G
- Registry model: [Cessna 310G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310g) (registry code 2074218) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8977Z (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 MIA66A0087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0087), Feb 9, 1966: Cessna 310G (N8977Z), Ft.Payne, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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