# Accident 19860118000839A: Cessna 310G, Ragland, AL, January 18, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1986, 13:42 local time
- Place: Ragland, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7395° N, 86.1293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7395&lon=-86.1293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8983Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8983Z-1989-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310G (registry code 2074218, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310G
- Reported engine: CONT IO470D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 325 total, 125 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860118000839A

## Narrative

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

INFLIGHT AIRFRAME FAILURE AFTER CONTROL LOSS IN HEAVY RAIN. STUDENT PILOT HAD NO MULTI ENGINE ENDORSEMENT.

## 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 ATL86FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA058), Jan 18, 1986: Cessna 310G (N8983Z), Ragland, AL, destroyed, 4 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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