NTSB CAROL · Event
Event MKC79FCD07
Registry · N728SC
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA T310Q
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
19731218
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A9C2D7
Registrant of record
QUIST DAVID ANDREW
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Historical record (pre-1982)
NTSB recorded this accident in the pre-1982 coded-field schema — structured fields rather than free-text narrative. Decoded codes use established NTSB single-letter taxonomies; cause factors remain verbatim pending the Form 6120.4 codebook lookup.
Aircraft
CESSNA 310Q · N728SC
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dusk
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Cruise — descent (EF)
Operator type
Business
Airport
WAVERLY MUNI
Kind of flying
B2
Weather at impact
Sky
UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
Wind
140° / 20 kt
Temp
30° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
000310Q-0989
Total time
722 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Commercial
Total hours
5,200
Age
35
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
& LND. WNDSHLD COVER W/ICE. A/C LND BESIDE R/W.
Investigator remarks
WND GUSTS 30KTS. MOD TO SVR ICING DURING DESCENT
Cause factors
- 64/A/27 A PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 88/A/13 A MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 88/A/75 A MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS ICE-WINDSHIELD Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 82/J/F J WEATHER ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. Joint cause
- 82/J/H J WEATHER UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS Joint cause
Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table). Each row shows the raw triplet, modifier (Cause / Factor / etc.), category, and specific code.
Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket
3 3892.
Source file
NTSB_1978_3_3892.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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