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Cessna 310P N5814M

24 January 1987 · Memphis, Tennessee, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 24 January 1987 at about 20:36 local time, a Cessna 310P registered N5814M was involved in an accident near Memphis, Tennessee, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 20:36
Classification
Accident
Location
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Nearest airport
Memphis Int'l (MEM)
Coordinates
35.0298, -90.0104
Aircraft
Cessna 310P
Registration
N5814M
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Lafayette → Memphis
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL87FA064

People

2 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 2 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

THE PLT REPORTED AN ENGINE PROBLEM INSIDE THE OUTER MARKER TO RUNWAY 31. THE ACFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. THE WRECKAGE EXAMINATION FAILED TO DISCLOSE ANY SYSTEM MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE. THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT FORCES, AND A POST CRASH FIRE. A WITNESS LOCATED AT THE ARPT SAW THE ACFT FALLING FROM THE BOTTOM OF A CLOUD IN WHAT WAS DESCRIBED AS AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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