Plane Crash List

Cessna 310R N1328G

11 March 1992 · Superior, Wisconsin, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 11 March 1992 at about 19:50 local time, a Cessna 310R registered N1328G, operated by Hobbs W. Johnson, was involved in an accident near Superior, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 19:50
Classification
Accident
Location
Superior, Wisconsin, United States
Nearest airport
Richard I Bong (SUW)
Coordinates
46.6701, -92.0803
Aircraft
Cessna 310R
Registration
N1328G
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Hobbs W. Johnson
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Superior → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI92FA110

People

2 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 2 0 0 0

Probable cause

INADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN, AND FAILURE OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TO TAKE SUFFICIENT REMEDIAL ACTION TO PREVENT THE LOSS OF CONTROL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING AN INSTRUMENT TRAINING FLIGHT, A COMMERCIAL PILOT RATED STUDENT & AN INSTRUMENT INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFII) FLEW TO DULUTH TO PRACTICE APPROACHES, THEN RETURNED TO THEIR HOME BASE AT SUPERIOR. FBO PERSONNEL AT SUPERIOR HEARD THE CREW MAKING AIRPORT TRAFFIC ADVISORIES, WHILE MAKING APPROACHES AT THE RICHARD I BONG AIRPORT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ABOUT 1.6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT. GROUND IMPACT OCCURRED IN A STEEP DESCENT. A MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER SAW THE AIRPLANE SPINNING AS IT DISAPPEARED FROM HIS VIEW BEHIND A TREE LINE. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE DISCLOSED NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS. THE AIRPLANE'S LANDING GEAR AND FLAPS WERE EXTENDED AS IF FOR AN APPROACH. THE CFII WAS GIVING MULTI-ENGINE INSTRUMENT INSTRUCTION TO THE COMMERCIAL PILOT IN PREPARATION FOR TESTING TO REMOVE A VFR-ONLY RESTRICTION FROM HIS MULTI-ENGINE RATING. A MULTI-ENGINE INSTRUMENT FLIGHT CHECK WITH A DESIGNATED PILOT EXAMINER WAS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, AFTER THE INSTRUCTIONAL PERIOD.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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