Cessna 310H accident near Reno, NV
On September 7, 1994, a Cessna 310H (airplane) was involved in an accident near Reno, NV. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 7, 1994
- Place
- Reno, NV
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310H · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.909°N, 119.679°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X02272
NTSB summary
On September 6, 1994, at 1844 hours Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 310H, N1081Q, was destroyed during a go-around attempt at the Reno Cannon International Airport, Reno, Nevada. The aircraft was operated by Copper State Air Service, Inc., of Mesa, Arizona, and was conducting an on-demand all cargo flight under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 135 of the Federal Aviation Regulations. The pilot received fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated at Reno on the day of the accident at 1015 hours with intrastate stops at Lovelock, Elko, Eureka, and Ely. Return stops were made at Eureka and Elko en route to Reno, for a scheduled arrival time of 1845 hours. At 1834:49, the pilot of Copper State flight 162 (COP162) contacted Reno approach 15 miles northeast of the Mustang VOR with information Romeo (airport terminal information service). The pilot was assigned a transponder code of 0443. At 1837:35, COP162 was told by approach control to "reduce speed to 120 knots if able traffic landing runway 16L before you." The pilot acknowledged the transmission and was then advised that his traffic was at his "2 o'clock position 7 miles on final for runway 16L a Boeing 727 8,000 feet and descending." The pilot reported the traffic in sight. COP162 was told by approach to plan to cross the threshold after the Boeing traffic was through the intersection of 16L and 25. The pilot stated, "ok we'll do that." At 1840 hours, the pilot changed to the tower frequency and reported about 5 miles east for landing on runway 25, and he had the Boeing 727 in sight. The t
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain minimum control airspeed.
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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.
