# Accident 19960222008949A: Cessna 310R, Portland, IN, February 22, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1996, 03:20 local time
- Place: Portland, IN
- Airport: Portland Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DONA
- Location: 40.4305° N, 84.9807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4305&lon=-84.9807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5024J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5024J-1997-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,360 total, 500 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960222008949A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 CHI96FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA095), Feb 22, 1996: Cessna 310 (N5024J), Portland, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an altitude adequate for terrain clearance. A factor was the weather.

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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