# Accident 19930118000469A: Cessna 310R, Teller, AK, January 18, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1993, 08:50 local time
- Place: Teller, AK
- Airport: Teller Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FWWA
- Location: 65.2493° N, 166.3592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.2493&lon=-166.3592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1776G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1776G-1993-10-07) (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: 12,368 total, 1,127 in this make and model, 192 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93FA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930118000469A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO SNOW COVERED GROUND ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT. AIRPORT LIGHTS ONLY LIGHTS IN AREA, TOTAL DARK NIGHT.

## 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 ANC93FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93FA027), Jan 18, 1993: Cessna 310 (N1776G), Teller, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE TERRAIN AVOIDANCE ALTITUDE. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE DARK NIGHT AND FEATURELESS SNOW COVERED TERRAIN, BOTH WHICH…

## Other reports on N1776G (1)

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

- [Incident 19860529029649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860529029649I), May 29, 1986: Cessna 310R (N1776G), Wales, AK, Minor damage. While back taxiing for departure, nose wheel hit a soft spot on thawed runway. Nose gear collapsed.

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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