# Accident 19980524010689A: Cessna 310R, Augusta, KS, May 24, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1998, 03:15 local time
- Place: Augusta, KS
- Airport: Augusta Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6902° N, 96.9702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6902&lon=-96.9702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5247J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5247J-2000-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 425 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980524010689A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF HE BECAME DISORIENTED IN THE FOG. THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED POWERLINES SOUTHWEST OF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE AIRPORT. THE POWERLINES WERE SLIGHTLY BELOW THE AIRSTRIP FIELD ELEVATION. THE AIRPLANE THEN TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 3/4 OF A MILE PRIOR TO IMPACTING THE TERRAIN. IT THEN CONTINUED TO TRAVEL APPROXIMATELY 900 FEET PRIOR TO CONTACTING TREES, COMING TO REST, AND BEING DESTROYED BY FIRE. THE PILOT RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING JUST PRIOR TO THE TAKEOFF. HE WAS NOT ISSUED, NOT DID HE REQUEST CURRENT LOCAL CONDITIONS. (-23) AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO FOG AFTER LIFT-OFF. FAILED TO CLIMB & DESCENDED INTO POWER LINES A 1/4 OF A MILE FROM THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI98LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA173), May 24, 1998: Cessna 310R (N5247J), Augusta, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate evaluation of the current local weather conditions and his failure to maintain a climb after takeoff. Factors related to the accident were the fog, the powerlines, and spatial…

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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