# Accident 19941026040029A: Cessna 310R, Rawlings, WY, October 26, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1994, 20:28 local time
- Place: Rawlings, WY
- Airport: Rawlings Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7809° N, 107.2205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7809&lon=-107.2205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69350 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Reported engine: CONT IO520M
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95FA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941026040029A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF AT NIGHT AND STRUCK A RIDGE TURNING TO RISING TERRAIN. FAILED USE MAX CLIMB RATE. RIDGE UNSEEN IN DARK.

## 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 SEA95FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95FA011), Oct 27, 1994: Cessna 310R (N69350), Rawlins, WY, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S NOT MAINTAINING CLEARANCE WITH TERRAIN. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE HIGH TERRAIN, DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS, AND THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S NOT OBTAINING/ MAINTAINING THE…

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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