Cessna 310P N5926M

Summary

On 24 September 1995 at about 14:40 local time, a Cessna 310P registered N5926M was involved in an accident near Lexington, Mississippi, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

24 September 1995 at 14:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Lexington, Mississippi, United States

Coordinates

33.1098, -90.0391

Aircraft

Cessna 310P

Registration

N5926M

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Dallas

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL95FA173

2 people died.

the non-instrument rated pilot's intentional VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions and his failure to maintain control of the aircraft. The weather was a factor.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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Witnesses stated that they observed the aircraft as it came out of the base of the clouds. The aircraft was in a right bank, nose down attitude as it descended out of the clouds, and maintained that attitude until impact with the terrain. They also stated that the weather in the area at the time was about 200 feet overcast. The pilot's son reported that his father was not proficient in the aircraft, and relied on the autopilot to fly the aircraft. He also said that his father had open heart surgery in 1978, and again in 1990, and could not obtain an FAA Medical Certificate.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.