19800116000679A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 310Q · Winthrop Harbor, IL · January 16, 1980

Date
January 16, 1980 · 13:45 local
Place
Winthrop Harbor, IL
Airport
Waukegan
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N40AK
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI80FA021
Reported as
Cessna 310Q
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
756 total221 in this make and model58 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.

On IFR approach,came out of low clouds at a steep angle. Hit tree and a house. Weather below IFR minimums.

As the FAA filed it

ON IFR APPROACH,CAME OUT OF LOW CLOUDS AT A STEEP ANGLE.HIT TREE AND A HOUSE.WEATHER BELOW IFR MINIMUMS.

NTSB investigation

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