Cessna 310C accident near Norton, KS
On July 22, 1993, a Cessna 310C (airplane) was involved in an accident near Norton, KS. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 22, 1993
- Place
- Norton, KS
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310C · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.830°N, 99.889°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X12824
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 22, 1993, about 0100 central daylight time, a Cessna 310-C airplane, N339R, descended to ground collision while maneuvering near Norton, Kansas. The airplane was destroyed by impact. The commercial pilot and three passengers were fatally injured. Night, instrument meteorological conditions existed in the vicinity. The local, personal flight originated about 0020 without a flight plan and operated under 14 CFR 91. The pilot and 5 others went to the airport about midnight. They had earlier parked on a country road where some drank beer. The group intended to take a local pleasure flight the pilot had earlier offered, but which had been put off. Two in the party, citing bad weather, decided not to go along. They watched the other 4 get on the airplane. One reported a box was loaded on the airplane. The two stayed at the airport until the airplane started engines and began taxiing around 0020 CDT, then left about 0040. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held a commercial pilot certificate with instrument and multi-engine airplane ratings, issued June 24, 1993. He was 19 years of age. He had about 308 hours total flight experience, 74 hours in multi-engine airplanes. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION The 1959 airplane had no shoulder harness installed. Lap belts were available at each seat. The airplane was equipped to navigate with reference to the non directional beacon navigational aid at the airport. METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION A witness at the Norton airport when the airplane taxied out estimated visibility was then about one quarter mile in fog and drizzle. The ne
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL DUE TO ALCOHOL IMPAIRMENT. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S INTENTIONAL FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER, FOG, AND THE DARK NIGHT.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
