Cessna 310B N543GT
29 August 1985 · Hawthorne, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 August 1985 at about 03:00 local time, a Cessna 310B registered N543GT was involved in an accident near Hawthorne, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 03:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hawthorne, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Melrose Field
- Coordinates
- 29.5895, -82.0797
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310B
- Registration
- N543GT
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Damon → Hawthorne
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- MIA85LA240
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
WHILE ON A X-COUNTRY FLT THE PLT STATED THAT THE AUTOPLT WAS ERRATIC, HOT AND SMOKING. THE PLT FURTHER STATED THAT HE CONTINUED TO USE THE AUTOPLT. AT ABOUT 1000 FT ON FINAL APCH THE AUTOPLT FAILED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS AND THE ACFT NOSED DOWN. THE ACFT CRASHED AND WAS TOTALLY CONSUMED BY A POST IMPACT FIRE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 310 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 1985 | Cessna 310Q | Beaver, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1985 | Cessna 310Q | Plato Center, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1985 | Cessna 310 | Angel Fire, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 1985 | Cessna 310N | Abiquiu, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1985 | Cessna 310G | Fort Pierce, Florida, United States | Spiritual Word Ministries | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1985 | Cessna 310L | Albany, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
All 1,745 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb 1985 | Globe SWIFT GC-1B | Rockledge, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Feb 1985 | Cessna 210 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Feb 1985 | Grumman American AA-5 | Horseshoe Beach, Florida, United States | TED N. Denny | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Mar 1985 | Piper PA-23-250 | Jacksonvile, Florida, United States | Thomas E. Daniels | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Mar 1985 | Piper J3C-85 | Winter Haven, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | - |
| 17 Mar 1985 | Aronson FALCO F8L | Gainesville, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |