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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 310R · Portland, IN · February 22, 1996

Date: February 22, 1996 · 03:20 local
Place: Portland, IN
Airport: Portland Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: DONA
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5024J
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI96FA095
Reported as: Cessna 310R
Reported engine: Continental IO520*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,360 total500 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N5024JRegistration cancelled Apr 18, 1997 · Cessna 310RS/N 310R0144 Airframe modelCessna 310R

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What happened

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(.4)The pilot was attempting a second ndb/gps runway 9 approach to the Portland airport. Visibility was estimated at 1/8 to 1/4 mile. The airplane came to rest approximately 1/2 mile south of the airport. The commercial rated passenger remembered getting below the minimum descent altitude of 1,500 feet, and told the pilot they needed to make a missed approach. The passenger remembered 1,120 feet MSL on the altimeter at the time of the first impact. (-23) on February 22, 1996 at approximately 0330, a Cessna 310, N5024J, crashed south of runway 9 at Portland, IN after striking trees. The aircraft came to rest in a farm field approximately 1/2 mile south of the airport. The flight was being conducted under CFR 14 part 135 and was on an IFR flight plan. The fuselage burned upon impact. The pilot succumbed to injuries o February 23, 1996. Another employee on board received serious injuries. A continuity check on both engines performed on February 23, 1996 revealed no discrepancies.

As the FAA filed it

(.4)THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A SECOND NDB/GPS RUNWAY 9 APPROACH TO THE PORTLAND AIRPORT. VISIBILITY WAS ESTIMATED AT 1/8 TO 1/4 MILE. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PASSENGER REMEMBERED GETTING BELOW THE MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE OF 1,500 FEET, AND TOLD THE PILOT THEY NEEDED TO MAKE A MISSED APPROACH. THE PASSENGER REMEMBERED 1,120 FEET MSL ON THE ALTIMETER AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST IMPACT. (-23) ON FEBRUARY 22, 1996 AT APPROXIMATELY 0330, A CESSNA 310, N5024J, CRASHED SOUTH OF RUNWAY 9 AT PORTLAND, IN AFTER STRIKING TREES. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A FARM FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER CFR 14 PART 135 AND WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. THE FUSELAGE BURNED UPON IMPACT. THE PILOT SUCCUMBED TO INJURIES O FEBRUARY 23, 1996. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE ON BOARD RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. A CONTINUITY CHECK ON BOTH ENGINES PERFORMED ON FEBRUARY 23, 1996 REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CHI96FA095Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPortland, INthe pilot's failure to maintain an altitude adequate for terrain clearance. A factor was the weather.Feb 22, 1996 · Destroyed