# NTSB UNK64X3161: Cessna 310H, N159GK, Manhatn Beach, CA, August 1, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1964
- Place: Manhatn Beach, CA · MANHATN BEACH, CA
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 6 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 5, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182747
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3161
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3161

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1029   64/8/1  NR.MANHATN BEACH CAL  CESSNA 310H         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 3343
        TIME - 0012                    N159GK              PX-  5  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOS ANGELES INTL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-LOSS OF INSTRUMENTS IN IFR-CAUSE UNKNOWN
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      66
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          120                                                       11
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- PILOT RADIOED LOSS OF INSTRUMENTS-WREK NOT RECOV
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N159GK](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N159GK-1964-08-27), registration cancelled 1964-08-27, S/N 310H0138 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310H
- Registry model: [Cessna 310H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310h) (registry code 2074220) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Los Angeles Intl

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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