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Cessna 310 CGYSM

29 August 1985 · Cotton Plant, Arkansas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 29 August 1985 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 310 registered CGYSM was involved in an accident near Cotton Plant, Arkansas, 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.

The record

Date
at 17:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Cotton Plant, Arkansas, United States
Nearest airport
Cotton Plant
Coordinates
35.0001, -91.2494
Aircraft
Cessna 310
Registration
CGYSM
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Memphis → Cotton Plant
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MKC85LA197

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

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

DURING THE LANDING ROLL AT AN AIRSTRIP, THE PLT ALLOWED THE ACFT TO DRIFT. THE DRIFT CONTINUED UNTIL THE ACFT STRUCK A DITCH BORDERING THE RWY. THE ENSUING IMPACT WITH THE DITCH SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED THE ACFT. THE PILOT STATED THE WIND CONDITIONS WERE LIGHT & VARIABLE WITH THE PLT STATING HE HAD NO CONTROL MALFUNCTIONS DURING THE LANDING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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