# Accident 19980831022421A: Cessna 310R, Eau Claire, WI, August 31, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1998, 19:45 local time
- Place: Eau Claire, WI
- Airport: Chippewa Valley Reg Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AZNA
- Location: 44.8209° N, 91.4909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8209&lon=-91.4909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5056J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5056J-2000-03-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98FA356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98FA356) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980831022421A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 31, 1998, AT 1946 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT ITME, A CESSNA 310R, N5056J, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, AND OPERATED AS NIGHT CHASE CARGO FLIGHT 303 UNDER 14 CFR PART 135, COLLIDED WITH A CESSNA 185B, N100TS, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. CESSNA N5056J'S PILOT HAD JUST ACTIVATED AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN AND WAS CLIMBING TO ITS ASSIGNED ALTITUDE OF 4,000-FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. CESSNA N100TS WAS A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS IN LEVEL CRUISE FLIGHT. BOTH PILOTS WERE FATALLY INJURED. CESSNA 5056J HAD DEPARTED EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN, EXACT TIME UNKNOWN. CESSNA N100TS HAD DEPARTED WISSOTA, WISCONSIN, EXACT TIME UNKNOWN. (ABOVE IS FROM 8020-23)

## 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 CHI98FA356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98FA356), Sep 1, 1998: Cessna 310R (N5056J), Seymour Twp., WI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilots of both airplanes not maintaining visual separation from the other airplane.

## Other reports on N5056J (1)

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

- [Incident 19940420014639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940420014639I), Apr 20, 1994: Cessna 310R (N5056J), Lansing, MI, Minor damage. Right main landing gear collapsed on landing rollout. Maintenance not in accordance with acceptable procedures.

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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