Cessna 310R accident near Blain, PA
On September 3, 1994, a Cessna 310R (airplane) was involved in an accident near Blain, PA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 3, 1994
- Place
- Blain, PA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310R · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.329°N, 77.511°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X02327
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 3, 1994, at 0110 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 310R, N502SB, owned and operated by SmithKline Beecham Bio Science Labs, and operating as Skibil 910 (SQB 910), struck the ground near Blain, Pennsylvania. The airplane was destroyed, and the pilot and passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and the flight was operated on an Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) flight plan under 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot was scheduled to fly seven flights with his first departure at 1830. On the sixth flight, he departed the Allegheny County Airport, West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, at 0031, en route to Pottstown, Pennsylvania, with 200 pounds of cargo onboard. At 0106, control of flight 910 was transferred from the New York Air Route Traffic Control Center, to Harrisburg Approach Control, and it was cleared to descend from 9,000 feet to 7,000 feet. At 0114 the controller received a telephone call from Perry County Dispatch, regarding a possible airplane accident. The controller was unable to regain radio or radar contact with flight 910. Witnesses in the area reported seeing the airplane in a descent, which one witness described as 45 degrees nose down. The airplane's rotating beacon was visible and several witnesses reported hearing a loud whine. Sparks were seen coming from the airplane. The outboard portion of the left wing struck a residence damaging the roof, window, and porch roof. The accident impacted the ground during the hours of darkness about 40 degrees, 20 minutes North, and 77 degrees, 28 minutes West. PERSONNEL INFORMATION
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S IMPAIRMENT OF JUDGMENT AND PERFORMANCE DUE TO DRUGS, FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE, AND EXCEEDING THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRPLANE, WHICH RESULTED IN AN IN-FLIGHT BREAKUP OF THE AIRPLANE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO FATIGUE.
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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.
