Cessna 310R N5489J
25 February 1981 · North Adams, Massachusetts, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 25 February 1981 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 310R registered N5489J, operated by Berkshire Avia, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near North Adams, Massachusetts, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- North Adams, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Harriman West
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310R
- Registration
- N5489J
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Berkshire Avia
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → New York, Ny
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-1406
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
MOVED OUT OF HANGER 30MIN BFR TKOF.APRX 300FT AGL BANKED L, NOSE HIGH.PITOT HEAT OFF.ANTI-ICE ON.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep 1981 | Cessna 310P | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | BK Lakeview | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1981 | Cessna 310E | Elmendorf Afb, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1981 | Cessna 310Q | Eatonton, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 29 Jun 1981 | Cessna 310D | Rochester, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 1981 | Cessna 310J | Waukegan, Illinois, United States | Air Copters In | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1981 | Cessna 310 | Abbeville, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,745 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |