Cessna 310R N310LC
19 June 2021 · Portland, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 June 2021 at about 00:30 local time, a Cessna 310R registered N310LC, operated by B & F Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Portland, Indiana, 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 00:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Portland, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Portland Muni (PLD)
- Coordinates
- 40.4515, -84.9886
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310R
- Registration
- N310LC
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1979
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- B & F Aviation Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lake Geneva → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN21LA279
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The airplane’s collision with a deer on the runway during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During the landing flare, a deer ran onto the left side of the runway and collided with the airplane; the left main landing gear separated from the airplane. The airplane veered to the left and continued off the runway into a ditch. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and left horizontal stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no preaacident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The airport does not have a perimeter fence for wildlife hazard mitigation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 2021 | Cessna 310J | Inola, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| 27 Dec 2022 | Cessna 310F | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | - | Fatal | 1 |
All 1,745 records for this type
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