Cessna 310R N4855A
15 July 1990 · Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 July 1990 at about 14:00 local time, a Cessna 310R registered N4855A, operated by Lowry & Associates, was involved in an accident near Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Barnstable (HYA)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310R
- Registration
- N4855A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Lowry & Associates
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Portland → Hyannis
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC90LA159
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
A HARD LANDING DUE TO THE PILOT STALLING THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING FLARE. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE FLIGHT WAS ON AN IFR APPROACH TO RUNWAY 22, BROKE OUT OF THE CLOUDS AND LEVELED OFF AT 300 FEET. THE PILOT SAID THAT WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS ABOUT 20 TO 30 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY, IT ENCOUNTERED A VIOLENT WIND GUST AND CAME DOWN HARD ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 310 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 1990 | Cessna 310B | Elizabeth, Colorado, United States | Preferred Avitation, Ltd. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1990 | Cessna 310R | Mansfield, Ohio, United States | Urban Industries, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 1990 | Cessna 310 | Ogden, Utah, United States | Pierce, TOM | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1990 | Cessna 310Q | College Station, Texas, United States | Ronnie L Huddleston | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 May 1990 | Cessna 310G | Sedona, Arizona, United States | Falk, Louis W. | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1990 | Cessna 310B | Albany, Oregon, United States | John E. Sharkey | No injuries | - |
All 1,745 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 1990 | Schweizer SGS-2-33A | Gt. Barrington, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1990 | Beechcraft 58P | Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1990 | Bell 206B | Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States | Joseph T. Duggan, III | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1990 | Grumman AA5B | Stow, Massachusetts, United States | Hung YU | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1990 | Cessna 150L | Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States | Aviation East | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1990 | Cessna 152 | Provincetown, Massachusetts, United States | Mike Bello | Fatal | 2 |