# Accident 19930430015369A: Cessna 310H, Brookshire, TX, April 30, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1993, 05:30 local time
- Place: Brookshire, TX
- Airport: Sports Flyers Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7803° N, 95.9500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7803&lon=-95.9500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48AA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310H
- Reported engine: CONT IO470D
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930430015369A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO DEPART AT NIGHT WITH NO RUNWAY LIGHTS AN ZERO IMC. IMPROPERLY ALIGNED. STRUCK OBSTRUCTIONS SEVERING GEAR.

## 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 FTW93LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA145), Apr 30, 1993: Cessna 310H (N48AA), Brookshire, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN PROPER RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. FACTORS WERE THE DARK NIGHT AND WEATHER 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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