Cessna 310 accident near Portland, IN

On February 22, 1996, a Cessna 310 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Portland, IN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

February 22, 1996

Place

Portland, IN

Aircraft

Cessna 310 · Airplane

Injuries

1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

40.431°N, 84.981°W

NTSB ID

20001208X05226

Official records · CHI96FA095

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 22, 1996, at 0320 eastern standard time (est), a Cessna 310, N5024J, piloted by an air transport rated pilot, was destroyed after it collided with trees and burned while executing the NDB/GPS runway 9 approach at the Portland Airport, Portland, Indiana. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 135 cargo flight was operating on an IFR flight plan. The pilot had declared a missed approach at 0304 est, and was cleared for the second approach to Portland Airport at 0312 est. The pilot was fatally injured, the pilot rated passenger was seriously injured. The flight departed from Wheeling, Illinois, at 0145 est. METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION The weather at Fort Wayne, Indiana, which is 40 miles northeast of the accident site at 0250 est was: measured ceiling 200 overcast, visibility 1.5 miles with fog, temperature 34, dewpoint 34, wind 030 at 9 knots, altimeter 30.08. A deputy sheriff, who responded to the accident was interviewed by the investigator in charge (IIC), on February 22, 1996. The deputy estimated the visibility at the time of the accident at 1/8 to 1/4 mile. AERODROME INFORMATION Portland Airport has runway end identifier lights (REIL) at the ends of runways 9 and 27. During the evening of February 22, 1996, at approximately 1900 est only one REIL light was operating on runway 9. A flight check of the Portland NDB approach was conducted by the Federal Aviation Administration on February 23, 1996. No abnormalities were noted, with the NDB. WRECKAGE AND IMPACT INFORMATION The aircraft wreckag

Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain an altitude adequate for terrain clearance. A factor was the weather.

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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.