19791112035809A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna T310R · Salem, OR · November 12, 1979

Date
November 12, 1979 · 20:29 local
Place
Salem, OR
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1316G
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA80FA005
Reported as
Cessna T310R
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
6,736 total16 in this make and model240 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot was high on ILS approach. Attempted to expedite descent. Hit fog. Obscured ground. 1.5 miles from runway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS HIGH ON ILS APPROACH. ATTEMPTED TO EXPEDITE DESCENT. HIT FOG. OBSCURED GROUND. 1.5 MILES FROM RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.