19881002042829A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 310Q · Tell City, IN · October 2, 1988

Date: October 2, 1988 · 00:50 local
Place: Tell City, IN
Airport: Perry County Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N8157Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI89LA001
Reported as: Cessna 310Q
Reported engine: Continental IO470VO
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,846 total253 in this make and model187 in the last 90 days

N8157QRegistration cancelled Apr 29, 2002 · Cessna 310QS/N 310Q0628 · Built 1972 Airframe modelCessna 310Q Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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VOR approach circling to land. Entered dense fog on base leg. Struck trees.

As the FAA filed it

VOR APPROACH CIRCLING TO LAND. ENTERED DENSE FOG ON BASE LEG. STRUCK TREES.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CHI89LA001Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTell City, INThe pilot flew a VOR approach to the airport, but was too high to land on the approach runway. He executed a circling VFR pattern to land on the reciprocal runway, then flew into the ground fog in the descending base turn. The left wing struck a tree while in…Oct 2, 1988 · Destroyed