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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 310I · Helena, MT · April 8, 1988

Date
April 8, 1988 · 23:20 local
Place
Helena, MT
Airport
Helena
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8008M
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN88FA093
Reported as
Cessna 310I
Reported engine
Continental IO470U
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
17,809 total75 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.

Evidence indicates pilot suffered heart attack on approach. Last medical was denied 3 days prior but not delivered.

As the FAA filed it

EVIDENCE INDICATES PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK ON APPROACH. LAST MEDICAL WAS DENIED 3 DAYS PRIOR BUT NOT DELIVERED.

NTSB investigation

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