# Accident 19940127002162A: Cessna 310R, Memphis, TN, January 27, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1994, 21:30 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EWPA
- Location: 35.0424° N, 89.9767° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0424&lon=-89.9767&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3844C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3844C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Reported engine: CONT IO520M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,940 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940127002162A

## Narrative

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

ON TAXIING TO RAMP WAS STRUCK IN REAR BY AIRCRAFT ON LOCAL TAXI. TOWER CONTROL, OTHER ON GROUND CONTROL. STROBES ON

## Other aircraft in the event

- N2069C, Beech E18S: [Accident 19940127002161A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940127002161A)

## 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 ATL94LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA045), Jan 28, 1994: Cessna 310R (N3844C), Memphis, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT OF N2069C TO FOLLOW THE ATC DIRECTIVE TO GIVE WAY TO N3844C, AND THE INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE PILOT OF N2069C. A FACTOR WAS THE DARK NIGHT LIGHTING CONDITION AT THE…

## Other reports on N3844C (1)

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

- [Accident 20221215018659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221215018659A), Dec 15, 2022: Cessna 310R (N3844C), Lexington, KY, Substantial damage. As per pilots statement: At approximately 2:20PM eastern dst while completing the RNAV 22 approach I lowered the gear for landing at 125 indicated. The nose…

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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