# Accident 19871020062779A: Cessna 310, Brownton, MN, October 20, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1987, 01:30 local time
- Place: Brownton, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7303° N, 94.3507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7303&lon=-94.3507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57DS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57DS-2013-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310 (registry code 2074202, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Reported engine: CONT O470M
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 539 total, 79 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871020062779A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES PILOT CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO IMC LOST CONTROL. VERTICAL IMPACT ENDED THE FLIGHT. RAIN SNOW SHOWERS IN AREA

## 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 CHI88FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA008), Oct 20, 1987: Cessna 310 (N57DS), Brownton, MN, destroyed, 4 fatal

## Other reports on N57DS (2)

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

- [Incident 19870319016939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870319016939I), Mar 19, 1987: Cessna 310A (N57DS), Minneapolis, MI, Minor damage. After landing, the left main torque link on the strut separated. Wheel turned and pulled the aircraft off runway.
- [Incident 19820314017869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820314017869I), Mar 14, 1982: Cessna 310B (N57DS), Opa Locka, FL, Minor damage. Left main gear collapsed on taxi to ramp. Dead battery. Failed to check gear down and locked.

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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