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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 310R · Burlington, VT · January 16, 1990

Date
January 16, 1990 · 17:58 local
Place
Burlington, VT
Airport
Burlington International
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5115J
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC90FA054
Reported as
Cessna 310R
Reported engine
Continental IO520K
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total

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.

Lost control during vector to ILS approach in dark night and IMC. Crashed into a lake. Heavy snow showers in area.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL DURING VECTOR TO ILS APPROACH IN DARK NIGHT AND IMC. CRASHED INTO A LAKE. HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS IN AREA.

NTSB investigation

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