Plane Crash List

Cessna 310G N8942Z

22 April 1985 · Mena, Arkansas, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 22 April 1985 at about 14:16 local time, a Cessna 310G registered N8942Z was involved in an accident near Mena, Arkansas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 14:16
Classification
Accident
Location
Mena, Arkansas, United States
Coordinates
34.5796, -94.2293
Aircraft
Cessna 310G
Registration
N8942Z
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Fayetteville → Corpus Christi
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MKC85FA088

People

2 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 2 0 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 ACFT CRASHED OUT OF CONTROL AFTER AN IN-FLT AIRFRAME FAILURE. THE PLT HAD ENTERED AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER BEING ADVISED THAT VFR FLT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED IN THAT AREA. THE PLT WAS SINGLE ENG RATED AND HIS FLT TIME IN THIS Z ENG ACFT WAS 18 HRS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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