# Accident 19850422014159A: Cessna STC310, Mena, AR, April 22, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1985, 08:16 local time
- Place: Mena, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5796° N, 94.2293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5796&lon=-94.2293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8942Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8942Z-1990-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310G (registry code 2074218, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC310
- Reported engine: LYC IO540A1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 473 total, 18 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850422014159A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CAME APART AFTER ENCOUNTERING THUNDERSTORM. CONVECTIVE SIGMETS IN AREA. PILOT NOT MULTI OR IFR RATED.

## 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 MKC85FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FA088), Apr 22, 1985: Cessna 310G (N8942Z), Mena, AR, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N8942Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19740612018179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740612018179A), Jun 12, 1974: Cessna 310G (N8942Z), Joliet, IL, Substantial damage. Eng misfired drg tkof run. Insuff rwy remaining for abort. Lead deposits.

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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