# NTSB UNK64X0802: Cessna 310, N3629D, Elko Nev, NV, March 4, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 4, 1964
- Place: Elko Nev, NV · ELKO NEV, NV
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 4, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120733
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0802
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0802

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3629D-1965-05-20), registration cancelled 1965-05-20, S/N 35329 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (registry code 2074202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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