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Cessna 310R N2641F

30 November 1997 · Hartford, Connecticut, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 30 November 1997 at about 22:50 local time, a Cessna 310R registered N2641F was involved in an accident near Hartford, Connecticut, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 22:50
Classification
Accident
Location
Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Nearest airport
Hartford-Brainard Airport (HFD)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 310R
Registration
N2641F
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Wilmington → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
IMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
NYC98LA036

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The pilot's improper in-flight decision to land on the departure end of the runway and not perform a go-around.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was performing a non-precision instrument approach when he executed a missed approach. On the second approach, the airplane was observed to descend out of the clouds near midfield and touchdown near the end of the 4,418 feet long runway. After touchdown, the airplane continued off the departure end of the runway and came to rest at the base of a dike.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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