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.
Other Cessna 310 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 1985 | Cessna 310Q | Beaver, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1985 | Cessna 310Q | Plato Center, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1985 | Cessna 310 | Angel Fire, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 1985 | Cessna 310N | Abiquiu, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1985 | Cessna 310G | Fort Pierce, Florida, United States | Spiritual Word Ministries | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1985 | Cessna 310L | Albany, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
All 1,745 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 1985 | Bell OH-13E | Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1985 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Dumas, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1985 | Piper PA-18-150 | Moscow, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Oct 1985 | Mooney MK21 | Warren, Arkansas, United States | Earl L.kirkpatrick | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 1985 | Cessna 152 | Hughes, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1985 | Cessna 140 | Coy, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |