Cessna T310R accident near Pie Town, NM
On April 26, 1998, a Cessna T310R (airplane) was involved in an accident near Pie Town, NM. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 26, 1998
- Place
- Pie Town, NM
- Aircraft
- Cessna T310R · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.329°N, 108.281°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X09849
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 26, 1998, approximately 1630 mountain standard time, a Cessna T310R, N467DL, registered to and operated by the pilot, was destroyed when it collided with terrain near Pie Town, New Mexico. The instrument rated commercial pilot was fatally injured. Although visual meteorological conditions were reported along the route of flight, instrument meteorological conditions were said to prevail in the accident area. No flight plan had been filed for the personal flight being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The airplane departed Carson City, Nevada, in the company of another airplane at 1105 Pacific standard time. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the airplanes parted company north of Las Vegas, Nevada. N467DL was initially tracked by the Los Angeles Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC). When it entered Nellis Air Force Base airspace, the pilot was issued a discrete transponder code, and he reverted back to code 1200 when he exited. The airplane was subsequently tracked by the Albuquerque ARTCC. The pilot advised another pilot that he would be "GPS (Global Positioning System) direct to Las Cruces. True airspeed, 180 (knots)." At 1609, the target disappeared from radar at a point 13 miles west of Springerville, Arizona. The pilot's wife reported the airplane overdue, and an ALNOT (Alert Notice) was issued that evening at 1805. An extensive aerial and ground search was to no avail. The initial missing airplane report was filed by NTSB's Southwest Regional Office (see LAX 98-A-MS01). On September 13, 1998, elk hunters and outfit
Probable cause
The pilot's continuing VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing factors were weather conditions, that included clouds, and mountainous terrain.
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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.
