# Accident 19860421012839A: Cessna 310, Pawtucket, RI, April 21, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1986, 15:30 local time
- Place: Pawtucket, RI
- Airport: North Central State
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BTYA
- Location: 41.9207° N, 71.4914° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTH CENTRAL STATE (SFZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9207&lon=-71.4914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N128K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N128K-1989-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310 (registry code 2074202, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Reported engine: LYC IO540A1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,300 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860421012839A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND HIT THE GROUND ON THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT TRIED TO CIRCLE VFR WITH CLOUDS TOUCHING GROUND.

## 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 NYC86FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FA112), Apr 21, 1986: Cessna 310 (N128K), Lincoln, RI, destroyed, 1 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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