Cessna 310R N447T

Summary

On 15 March 1996 at about 19:45 local time, a Cessna 310R registered N447T was involved in an accident near Winder, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

15 March 1996 at 19:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Winder, Georgia, United States

Coordinates

33.9906, -83.7196

Aircraft

Cessna 310R

Registration

N447T

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Athens → Indianapolis

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL96FA066

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to maintain visual flight conditions which resulted in the loss of control and subsequent inflight breakup of the airplane when he exceeded the design stress limits of the airframe.

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The pilot received a weather briefing before his last departure, and was advised that visual flight was not advised. During the briefing, the pilot stated that he was aware of the weather conditions since he had observed thunderstorm activity during his approach into the departure airport. After the briefing the pilot departed to his destination airport. A few minutes into the flight, two witnesses on the ground heard the sound of the airplane breaking-up inflight. They also observed debris from the airplane falling from the base of the cloud layer. They also stated the thunderstorm activity was present at the time of their observations. Wreckage debris was scattered over an area about 4700 feet long and 1400 feet wide. All major airframe components were recovered from the accident site. Examination of the wreckage failed to disclose a mechanical problem or a system malfunction.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.