# Accident 19840404008379A: Cessna 310I, Fayetteville, AR, April 4, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1984, 15:54 local time
- Place: Fayetteville, AR
- Airport: Drake
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0698° N, 94.1496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0698&lon=-94.1496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8156M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8156M-1984-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310I (registry code 2074224, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310I
- Reported engine: CONT IO470U
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,007 total, 77 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC84FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840404008379A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TOO LOW ON A IFR APPROACH STRUCK RISING TERRAIN ON A RIDGE. RADIOS NOT PROPERLY TUNED. OTHERS HAD MISSED APPROACH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC84FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FA116), Apr 4, 1984: Cessna 310I (N8156M), Fayetteville, AR, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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