Cessna 310R accident near Owensboro, KY
On November 26, 2007, a Cessna 310R (airplane) was involved in an accident near Owensboro, KY. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 26, 2007
- Place
- Owensboro, KY
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310R · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 37.750°N, 87.111°W
- NTSB ID
- 20071221X01985
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 26, 2007, at 1711 central standard time, a Cessna 310R, N3364G, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain while conducting an instrument approach to Daviess County Airport (OWB), Owensboro, Kentucky. The certificated commercial pilot was fatally injured. Night instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) prevailed, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the flight, which departed Evansville Regional Airport (EVV), Evansville, Indiana at 1653. The positioning flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. According to one of the co-owners of the airplane, the pilot had dropped off a passenger in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on the day prior to the accident, and was unable to return to Owensboro due to the weather conditions. The pilot subsequently departed on the day of the accident, and proceeded to Evansville due to continuing unfavorable weather conditions at Owensboro. The pilot intended to wait for the weather conditions to improve before proceeding, but also discussed the possibility of leaving the airplane on the ground at Evansville and returning to Owensboro via car if necessary. About 1621, the pilot contacted flight service and requested a standard weather briefing. According to a transcript of the briefing, an airmen’s meteorological information (AIRMET) for icing conditions was in effect for the area encompassing the route of flight, from the freezing level to 24,000 feet. Evansville and Owensboro were both reporting IMC, and IMC prevailed along the intended route of fligh
Probable cause
A loss of control during approach for undetermined reasons.
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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.
