# Accident 19850419015819A: Cessna 310R, St James, MI, April 19, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1985, 22:14 local time
- Place: St James, MI
- Airport: Beaver Island
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6506° N, 85.5493° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6506&lon=-85.5493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1334G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Reported engine: CONT IO520M
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 6
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 250 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85MA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85MA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850419015819A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED INTO TREES WHILE CIRCLING ISLAND AIRPORT AT A LOW ALTITUDE ON A DARK NIGHT. IMPACTED GROUND AND BURNED.

## 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 CHI85MA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85MA169), Apr 20, 1985: Cessna 310R (N1334G), St James, MI, destroyed, 7 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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