Cessna 310Q N3848X

Summary

On 1 January 1995 at about 01:40 local time, a Cessna 310Q registered N3848X was involved in an accident near Guthrie, Oklahoma, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 January 1995 at 01:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Guthrie, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

Guthrie Municipal (GOK)

Coordinates

35.8409, -97.4202

Aircraft

Cessna 310Q

Registration

N3848X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Neosho → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

FTW95LA078

Nobody was injured.

THE PILOT'S FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL. A FACTOR WAS ICING CONDITIONS.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

WEATHER BRIEFINGS INCLUDED LOW CEILINGS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF ICING UP TO 15,000 FEET MSL. EN ROUTE PILOT REPORTS INCLUDED MODERATE RIME ICING FROM 10,000 FEET MSL DOWN TO 6,000 FEET MSL. AS THE FLIGHT CRUISED AT 4,000 FEET MSL THE PILOT MONITORED THE OAT AT PLUS 5 DEGREES CENTIGRADE. ABOUT 50 MILES NORTHEAST OF OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, THE FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURBULENCE AND ICING CONDITIONS AS THE OAT DROPPED TO O DEGREES CENTIGRADE. AS TRACES OF ICE WERE DETECTED ON THE WINDSHIELD AND THE WINGS THE PILOT REQUESTED AND WAS CLEARED TO 3,000 FEET MSL FOR THE ADF RUNWAY 19 APPROACH TO GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA. ICE CONTINUED TO FORM ON THE AIRPLANE AT A RATE THAT MADE THE HANDLING OF THE AIRPLANE DIFFICULT. SPEED WAS MAINTAINED IN EXCESS OF 120 KNOTS. DURING THE LANDING FLARE THE AIRPLANE STALLED 10 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. RIME ICE WAS FOUND ON THE WINGS, VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH DEICE EQUIPMENT AND WAS NOT APPROVED FOR FLIGHT INTO ICING CONDITIONS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.