Cessna 310R N30RA

Summary

On 25 May 2000 at about 14:45 local time, a Cessna 310R registered N30RA, operated by Richland Aviation, was involved in an accident near Wolf Point, Montana, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 May 2000 at 14:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Wolf Point, Montana, United States

Coordinates

48.2806, -105.6603

Aircraft

Cessna 310R

Registration

N30RA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Richland Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wolf Point → Sidney

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA00LA091

1 person was seriously injured.

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

Shortly after takeoff from runway 11, about 600 feet above ground level (AGL), the aircraft collided with multiple geese. The pilot stated that he heard 3-4 loud bangs just before the aircraft's windshield shattered. The aircraft subsequently collided with terrain and burned. The pilot was unable to recall any of the detailed events between the time of the bird strikes and the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.