Cessna 310R accident near Traverse City, MI
On December 27, 2007, a Cessna 310R (airplane) was involved in an accident near Traverse City, MI. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 27, 2007
- Place
- Traverse City, MI
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310R · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 44.737°N, 85.528°W
- NTSB ID
- 20080108X00030
Official records · CHI08FA055
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Transcripts Of ATC Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 27, 2007, about 1835 eastern standard time, a Cessna 310R, N37249, piloted by a commercial pilot, was destroyed when it impacted the ground while approaching to land at the Cherry Capital Airport (TVC), Traverse City, Michigan. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating in instrument meteorological conditions and was on an instrument flight rules flight plan. The airplane was on an instrument approach to runway 28 when the accident occurred. The pilot received serious injuries and the passenger was fatally injured. The flight originated from the South Bend Regional Airport (SBN), South Bend, Indiana, about 1720. Radar data showed that the airplane departed SBN, climbed to 7,000 feet above mean sea level (msl), and proceeded on a northerly course toward TVC. The radar data and air traffic control (ATC) transmissions showed that the flight was uneventful during the cruise portion. At 1808, ATC cleared the flight to descend at the pilot's discretion to 5,000 feet msl. At 1814, ATC informed the pilot that another Cessna 310 airplane had reported light rime ice from 4,000 feet msl to 3,000 feet msl about 20 minutes prior to the transmission. At 1819, ATC informed the pilot that a DC-9 airplane landing at TVC reported moderate rime ice from 5,000 feet msl to 2,100 feet msl and that the cloud bases were at 2,100 feet msl. The pilot of the accident airplane acknowledged both icing reports. At 1825, the pilot reported that the airplane was accumulating light rime ice. The airplane was then cleared to descend at pilot's discretion to 4,000 feet msl
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glidepath during the instrument approach, which led to his loss of control and subsequent impact with trees and 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.
