# Accident 19920114022799A: Cessna 310Q, Honolulu, HI, January 14, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1992, 10:00 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.3494° N, 157.8801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3494&lon=-157.8801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N787AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N787AM-2013-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310Q (registry code 2074242, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- Reported engine: CONT IO470VO
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 65 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920114022799A

## Narrative

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

BECAME MISSING ON ISLAND TRIP. RADAR SHOWS ALTITUDE UP TO 13000 FEET AND 8000 FT PER MINUTE DESCENT TO OCEAN.

## 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 LAX92LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA093), Jan 14, 1992: Cessna 310Q (N787AM), Honolulu, HI, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUATION OF VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS RESULTING IN SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AND LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE…

## Other reports on N787AM (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19911101061879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911101061879I), Nov 1, 1991: Cessna 310Q (N787AM), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. Aborted landing when right gear started to fold. Gear collapsed on second landing. Bellcrank prevented locking.
- [Incident 19910816049719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910816049719I), Aug 16, 1991: Cessna 310Q (N787AM), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. Right gear collapsed on landing rollout. Evidently skidded right on landing and side load caused gear to collapse.

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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