# Accident 19920926038869A: Cessna 310R, Idabel, OK, September 26, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1992, 00:52 local time
- Place: Idabel, OK
- Airport: Idabel Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8994° N, 94.8100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8994&lon=-94.8100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N616CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N616CA-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Reported engine: CONT IO520M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,497 total, 185 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92FA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920926038869A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED BELOW DH IN NIGHT FOG. UNABLE SEE AIRPORT. BEGAN MISSED APPROACH,STRUCK TREES AND FELL INTO A RIVER.

## 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 FTW92FA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA232), Sep 26, 1992: Cessna 310R (N616CA), Idabel, OK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DESCENT BELOW THE MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IFR PROCEDURE, LOW CEILING, AND DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS.

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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