# Accident 19940303003479A: Cessna 310K, Wichita Falls, TX, March 3, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1994, 20:55 local time
- Place: Wichita Falls, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8899° N, 98.5094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8899&lon=-98.5094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N474AR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N474AR-2012-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310K (registry code 2074228, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310K
- Reported engine: CONT IO470V
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 1,204 total, 244 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940303003479A

## Narrative

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

EN ROUTE 8000FT. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. TRIED AFB. NO GROUND LIGHTS. LOST CONTROL. CRASHED. LOST GEN. FLASHLIGHT 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 FTW94FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA091), Mar 4, 1994: Cessna 310K (N474AR), Wichita Falls, TX, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: WAS THE LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO THE PILOT'S SPATIAL DISORIENTATION FOLLOWING A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. FACTORS WERE THE DARK NIGHT AND THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE AS RESULT OF BURNED OUT WIRING…

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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