# Accident 19921108045779A: Cessna 310R, Summersville, WV, November 8, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1992, 06:20 local time
- Place: Summersville, WV
- Airport: Summersville Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GBRR
- Location: 38.2809° N, 80.8406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2809&lon=-80.8406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711RG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711RG-1998-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Reported engine: CONT IO520M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 30,000 total, 5,500 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921108045779A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED INTO TREES ON MOUNTAIN. RADAR TRACT SHOWS DESCENT WITH INCREASING SPEED PRIOR IMPACT.

## 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 BFO93FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA003), Nov 8, 1992: Cessna 310R (N711RG), Summersville, WV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE ALTITUDE (OR CLEARANCE) FROM MOUNTAINOUS HILLY TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE DARKNESS, LOW CLOUDS, AND LIGHT SNOW.

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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