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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 310H · Avinger, TX · May 7, 1985

Date
May 7, 1985 · 19:15 local
Place
Avinger, TX
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1013Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW85FA211
Reported as
Cessna 310H
Reported engine
Continental IO470D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,620 total400 in this make and model3 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.

During low level pass over a lake, the right wing struck the water. Aircraft cartwheeled and sank.

As the FAA filed it

DURING LOW LEVEL PASS OVER A LAKE, THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE WATER. AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED AND SANK.

NTSB investigation

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