# Accident 19960315004269A: Cessna 310R, Winder, GA, March 15, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1996, 14:45 local time
- Place: Winder, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9906° N, 83.7196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9906&lon=-83.7196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N447T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N447T-1998-05-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Reported engine: CONT IO520M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96FA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960315004269A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT SUFFERED AN IN FLIGHT BREAKUP. (.4)THE PILOT RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING BEFORE HIS LAST DEPARTURE, AND WAS ADVISED THAT VISUAL FLIGHT WAS NOT ADVISED. DURING THE BRIEFING, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS AWARE OF THE WEATHER CONDITIONS SINCE HE HAD OBSERVED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY DURING HIS APPROACH INTO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. AFTER THE BRIEFING THE PILOT DEPARTED TO HIS DESTINATION AIRPORT. A FEW MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, TWO WITNESSES ON THE GROUND HEARD THE SOUND OF THE AIRPLANE BREAKING-UP INFLIGHT. THEY ALSO OBSERVED DEBRIS FROM THE AIRPLANE FALLING FROM THE BASE OF THE CLOUD LAYER. THEY ALSO STATED THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WAS PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THEIR OBSERVATIONS. WRECKAGE DEBRIS WAS SCATTERED OVER AN AREA ABOUT 4700 FEET LONG AND 1400 FEET WIDE. ALL MAJOR AIRFRAME COMPONENTS WERE RECOVERED FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE FAILED TO DISCLOSE A MECHANICAL PROBLEM OR A SYSTEM MALFUNCTION.

## 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 ATL96FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96FA066), Mar 15, 1996: Cessna 310R (N447T), Winder, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain visual flight conditions which resulted in the loss of control and subsequent inflight breakup of the airplane when he exceeded the design stress limits of the…

## Other reports on N447T (1)

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

- [Incident 19780824049349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780824049349I), Aug 24, 1978: N447T, San Antonio, TX, Minor damage. Pilot heard loud bang with gear retraction. Rod end broke on gear actuator for nose gear.

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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