# Accident 19930722025099A: Cessna 310C, Norton, KS, July 22, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1993, 01:00 local time
- Place: Norton, KS
- Airport: Norton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: NEMG
- Location: 39.8296° N, 99.8894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8296&lon=-99.8894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N339R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N339R-2006-06-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310C (registry code 2074210, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310C
- Reported engine: LYC IO540A1A5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 308 total, 74 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93FA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA267) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930722025099A

## Narrative

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

DEPART INTO LOW IMC. CRASHED NEAR AIRPORT. ALL OCCUPANTS HAD CONSUMED ALCOHOL. CASE OF BEER FOUND. BELTS NOT USED.

## 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 CHI93FA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA267), Jul 22, 1993: Cessna 310C (N339R), Norton, KS, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL DUE TO ALCOHOL IMPAIRMENT. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S INTENTIONAL FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER, FOG, AND THE DARK…

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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