# Accident 20000127008319A: Cessna 310R, Kalispell, MT, January 27, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 2000, 08:36 local time
- Place: Kalispell, MT
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EFUA
- Location: 48.4108° N, 114.1491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4108&lon=-114.1491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87338, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87338-2000-07-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000127008319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER ARRIVING AT MAP DURING VOR-30 APPROACH TO FCA, PILOT FAILED TO EXECUTE MISSED APPROACH, MANUEVERING A/C INIMC IN AN ATTEMPT TO LOCATE AIRPORT VISUALLY. A/C IMPACTED HIGH TERRAIN APPROX. 8 MILES NNE OF SIRPORT.

## 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 SEA00LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA040), Jan 27, 2000: Cessna 310R (N87338), Columbia Falls, MT, destroyed. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot-in-command to follow the prescribed instrument approach missed approach procedure.

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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