# Accident 19920426012169A: Cessna 310R, Gatlinburg, TN, April 26, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1992, 13:53 local time
- Place: Gatlinburg, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7203° N, 83.4894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7203&lon=-83.4894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3221M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3221M-1995-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Reported engine: CONT IO520MB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 768 total, 85 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920426012169A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK MOUNTAINSIDE LEVEL FLIGHT. LOW CEILING,SNOW,RAIN AND SLEET IN AREA,NO RECORD WEATHER CHECK. NO FLIGHT PLAN.

## 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 ATL92FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA091), Apr 26, 1992: Cessna 310R (N3221M), Gatlinburg, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC, AND HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN A PROPER ALTITUDE OVER HIGH, MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. FACTORS WERE THE HIGH TERRAIN, AND THE FOG, CLOUDS, AND OBSCURATION AT THE…

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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