Cessna T310R N4864A

Summary

On 4 December 1984 at about 18:57 local time, a Cessna T310R registered N4864A was involved in an accident near Lubbock, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 December 1984 at 18:57

Classification

Accident

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

International (LBB)

Coordinates

33.5895, -101.8503

Aircraft

Cessna T310R

Registration

N4864A

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Midland → Lubbock

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW85LA068

Nobody was injured.

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

ACCORDING TO THE PLT ICING CONDITIONS WERE ENCOUNTERED DURING THE ASR APCH. DEICING EQUIPMENT WAS UTILIZED SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE APCH AND WORKED NORMALLY. THE ACFT BROKE OUT AT 400 FT AGL. ICE ACCUMULATION ON THE WINGS RESULTED IN AN EXCESSIVE RATE OF DESCENT CAUSING A HARD LANDING AND LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON THE GROUND. THE ACFT COLLIDED OUT OF CONTROL INTO A CONCRETE WALL. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE WAS FLYING THE ACFT FROM THE RIGHT SEAT. THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD IS NOT DEICED. THEREFORE, THE FORWARD VISIBILITY OF THE PLT WAS IMPAIRED BY AN ACCUMULATION OF ICE. THE LEFT SEAT WAS OCCUPIED BY A RATED PRIVATE PILOT REPORTED TO BE A PASSENGER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.