# Accident 19880408008089A: Cessna 310I, Helena, MT, April 8, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1988, 23:20 local time
- Place: Helena, MT
- Airport: Helena
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5296° N, 112.2110° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5296&lon=-112.2110&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8008M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8008M-1991-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310I (registry code 2074224, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310I
- Reported engine: CONT IO470U
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 17,809 total, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880408008089A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN88FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA093), Apr 9, 1988: Cessna 310I (N8008M), Helena, MT, destroyed, 2 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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