19810104000419A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 310R · Jackson, WY · January 4, 1981

Date
January 4, 1981 · 19:47 local
Place
Jackson, WY
Airport
Jackson Hole
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4880A
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN81FA014
Reported as
Cessna 310R
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Pilot’s flight hours
2,348 total1,339 in this make and model51 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.

Failed to follow IFR departure procedures. Hit cloud obscured mountain on climb. Ice on airplane on departure.

As the FAA filed it

FAILED TO FOLLOW IFR DEPARTURE PROCEDURES. HIT CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN ON CLIMB. ICE ON AIRPLANE ON DEPARTURE.

NTSB investigation

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