Cessna 310N N31747
20 November 1984 · Valparaiso, Indiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 November 1984 at about 18:15 local time, a Cessna 310N registered N31747, operated by J. B.hargrave, was involved in an accident near Valparaiso, Indiana, United States. 6 people were on board and 5 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Valparaiso, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Unknown
- Coordinates
- 41.4699, -87.0506
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310N
- Registration
- N31747
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- J. B.hargrave
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Jacksonville → Valparaiso
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI85FA053
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
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
THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN DURING A FORCED LANDING. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE ACFT FLYING AT 'TREE TOP LEVEL' WITH THE WINGS 'WAGGING'. ONE WITNESS REPORTED HEARING NO ENGINE SOUNDS. THE ACFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN (OPEN FIELD) IN A NEAR VERTICAL NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE, APRX 100 FT SOUTH OF A HIGHWAY. LANDING GEAR WAS FOUND IN THE EXTENDED POSITION AND FLAPS WERE NEAR FULL DOWN. BOTH PROPS WERE FEATERED AND NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL SYSTEM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 310 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Feb 1984 | Cessna 310R | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Feb 1984 | Cessna 310 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1984 | Cessna 310Q | Keystone Hgts, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 1984 | Cessna 310 | Temecula, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1984 | Cessna 310J | Chanute, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1984 | Cessna 310C | Los Fresnos, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Dec 1984 | Cessna 182RG | Lafayette, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1984 | Enstrom F-28A | Muncie, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 May 1984 | Cessna 177 | Hobart, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 1984 | Beechcraft A36TC | Lafayette, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1984 | Bede BEDE 4 | Evansvile, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1984 | Aeronca 65-LA | Monon, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |