# Accident 19911202053949A: Cessna 310D, Hamilton, TX, December 2, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1991, 01:40 local time
- Place: Hamilton, TX
- Airport: Hamilton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6993° N, 98.1200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6993&lon=-98.1200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6890T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6890T-2013-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310D (registry code 2074212, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310D
- Reported engine: CONT IO470D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 31,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 246 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911202053949A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED HEAVY FREEZING RAIN ON APPROACH. BROKE OUT BUT UNABLE SUSTAIN FLIGHT DUE TO HEAVY ICE ON AIRFRAME.

## 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 FTW92LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA032), Dec 2, 1991: Cessna 310D (N6890T), Hamilton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADVERTEND ENCOUNTER WITH ICING CONDITIONS. FACTORS WERE THE UNAVAILABILITY OF AN AIRPORT WEATHER OBSERVATION FACILITY AND THE DETERIORATED AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE.

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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