Cessna 310K N3815X
5 October 1987 · Inverness, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 October 1987 at about 23:30 local time, a Cessna 310K registered N3815X, operated by Gary J. Edwards, was involved in an accident near Inverness, Florida, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Inverness, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Inverness (X40)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310K
- Registration
- N3815X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Gary J. Edwards
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- MIA88FA003
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 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
WITNESSES STATED THAT THE PLT INITIATED A GO AROUND AT THE RUNWAY 19 THRESHOLD, BROKE OFF TO THE RIGHT & WENT BEHIND A TREE LINE IN A 60 DEGREE RIGHT BANK. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TREE LINE THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO STRIKE THE TREES WITH THE LEFT WING AND IMPACT THE GROUND INVERTED. A WITNESS IN ANOTHER ACFT THAT HAD JUST TURNED OFF THE RWY SAID THERE WAS NO READILY APPARENT REASON FOR THE GO-AROUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 310 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 1987 | Cessna 310D | Athens, Georgia, United States | Robert Shields | No injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1987 | Cessna 310N | Bellingham, Washington, United States | Cascade Flight School | Fatal | 4 |
| 9 Sep 1987 | Cessna 310N | Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1987 | Cessna 310P | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 Apr 1987 | Cessna 310Q | Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States | Rsvp USA, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1987 | Cessna 310J | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,745 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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