UNK64X0802

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310 · Elko Nev, NV · March 4, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 4, 1964
Place
Elko Nev, NV · ELKO NEV, NV
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3629DCessna 310
Status
Completed · report January 4, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120733

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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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2-0054   64/3/4  NR. ELKO NEV          CESSNA 310          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1064
        TIME - 2200                    N3629D              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING SERVICE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N3629D
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.