Cessna 310D N6752T
30 April 1987 · Athens, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 April 1987 at about 12:45 local time, a Cessna 310D registered N6752T, operated by Robert Shields, was involved in an accident near Athens, Georgia, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Athens, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Athens Municipal (AHN)
- Coordinates
- 34.0192, -83.4500
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310D
- Registration
- N6752T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Robert Shields
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL87DKG03
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 WAS REPORTEDLY STALLED ABOUT 30 FT ABOVE THE RWY AND A HARD LDG WAS MADE. THE MULTI-ENG RATED PLT WAS PRACTICING SHORT-FIELD LDGS UNDER THE INSTRUCTION OF A CFI IN PREPARATION FOR OBTAINING COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE. THE ACFT WINGS AND FUSELAGE SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE CFI URGED HIM TO GO SLOWER THAN HE FELT WAS PRUDENT AND HE RELUCTANTLY COMPLIED. HE INDICATED THAT HE WAS FLYING THE ACFT BASED ON AIRSPEED INDICATIONS IN MPH. THE CFI REPORTED THAT HE TOLD THE PLT TO SLOW THE ACFT TO 76 KTS AND THAT HE BELIEVED THE PLT REDUCED THE SPEED TO 76 MPH. THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR REPORTEDLY INDICATED IN BOTH KTS AND MPH. THE CFI REPORTEDLY HAD 37 HRS TOTAL FLT TIME IN THIS MAKE & MODEL. AN FAA INSPECTOR REPORTED THAT THE ACFT STALL WARNING SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE AND THAT THE PLT, WHO WAS ALSO THE ACFT OWNER, WAS AWARE OF IT. NEITHER THE CFI NOR PLT REPORTED THE ACCIDENT; THE FAA LATER LEARNED OF THE ACCIDENT FROM A 3RD PARTY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 1987 | Cessna 310N | Bellingham, Washington, United States | Cascade Flight School | Fatal | 4 |
| 9 Sep 1987 | Cessna 310N | Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1987 | Cessna 310P | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 Apr 1987 | Cessna 310Q | Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States | Rsvp USA, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1987 | Cessna 310J | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1987 | Cessna 310Q | Montgomery, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
All 1,745 records for this type
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