# Accident 19931030042269A: Cessna 320C, Spirit Lake, ID, October 30, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1993, 10:10 local time
- Place: Spirit Lake, ID
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9806° N, 116.8894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9806&lon=-116.8894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3057T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3057T-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 320C (registry code 2074510, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSI0-470-B (registry code 17029, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsi0-470-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320C
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO470D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931030042269A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED AIRCRAFT DROPPED ON FLARE. IMPACT WAS HARD. VEERED OFF STRIP. STRUCK A DIRT BANK.

## 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 SEA94LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA028), Oct 30, 1993: Cessna 320C (N3057T), Spirit Lake, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED. THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS A FACTOR.

## Other reports on N3057T (1)

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

- [Accident 19930421012999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930421012999A), Apr 21, 1993: Cessna 320C (N3057T), North Little Ro, AR, Substantial damage. Made go around put gear up. Put handle down for landing. Failed to check. Landed gear up. Circuit breaker popped.

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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