Cessna 310R accident near St Mary'S, PA
On November 28, 1997, a Cessna 310R (airplane) was involved in an accident near St Mary'S, PA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 28, 1997
- Place
- St Mary'S, PA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310R · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.420°N, 78.550°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X09233
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 28, 1997, approximately 1810 eastern standard time, a Cessna 310R, N6923, was destroyed when it collided with trees and impacted mountainous terrain while on an instrument approach to the St. Mary's Municipal Airport (OYM), St. Mary's, Pennsylvania. The certificated commercial pilot and passenger were fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight that originated at Reading, Pennsylvania, at 1642. An instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The purpose of the flight was to transport the passenger to St. Mary's for a hunting vacation. According to transcripts of communications from the Cleveland Air Traffic Control Center, the pilot was offered a weather observation from the controller upon initial contact at 17:32:35. The pilot responded, "I've got the AWOS [at OYM], what are you having?" The pilot was offered the weather observation at Bradford, 22 miles north of OYM, and he responded, "I'll go with the AWOS." The airplane was cleared for the Localizer/DME Runway 28 approach at OYM, at 17:41:50. At 17:49:41, the pilot contacted Cleveland Center and advised he was unable to activate the runway lights on the UNICOM frequency, 122.7. He said, "I couldn't get the lights on twenty-two seven." The controller vectored the airplane for a second approach and issued a frequency change to Altoona Flight Service for possible assistance with the lighting. When the pilot re-established radio contact with Cleveland Center, he was cleared for the Localizer/DME R
Probable cause
was the pilot's descent below the minimum descent altitude and his failure to comply with published procedures.
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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.
