Cessna 310P N5836M

Summary

On 13 September 1982 at about 02:30 local time, a Cessna 310P registered N5836M, operated by Kubo Sadeo, was involved in an accident near Wendover, Utah, United States. 6 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 September 1982 at 02:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Wendover, Utah, United States

Coordinates

40.5897, -111.8100

Aircraft

Cessna 310P

Registration

N5836M

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Kubo Sadeo

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cody → Redding

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

DEN82DA190

2 people had minor injuries.

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

THE PILOT STATED HE BECAME DISORIENTED WHILE FLYING FROM SALT LAKE CITY TO WENDOVER. HE DESCENDED TO 8000 FT TO KEEP CLEAR OF ICE AND HAIL AND COULD NOT RECEIVE A NAVIGATIONAL SIGNAL FROM THE WENDOVER OR BONNEVILLE NAVIGATIONAL FACILITY.WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ESTABLISH HIS POSITION ON HIS SECTIONAL THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED INTO THE GROUND. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THERE WERE NO MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE EN ROUTE FACILITIES AT BONNEVILLE OR WENDOVER. THE MINIMUM EN ROUTE ALTITUDE TO RECEIVE A SIGNAL BETWEEN SALT LAKE CITY AND WENDOVER IS 9000 FT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.