# Accident 20000525006989A: Cessna 310R, Wolf Point, MT, May 25, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2000, 11:45 local time
- Place: Wolf Point, MT
- Airport: Wolf Point International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HTKA
- Location: 48.2806° N, 105.6603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2806&lon=-105.6603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30RA-2000-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000525006989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT ON TAKEOFF CLIMB FROM WOLF POINT, MONTANA, AT APPROXIMATELY 600' AGL, AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO LEVEL OFF AND HIT 4 CANADIAN GEESE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO CRASH AND BURN IN A RUGGED AREA.

## 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 SEA00LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA091), May 25, 2000: Cessna 310R (N30RA), Wolf Point, MT, destroyed. Probable cause: In flight collision with birds.

## Other reports on N30RA (2)

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

- [Incident 19890308023039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890308023039I), Mar 8, 1989: Cessna 310R (N30RA), Billings, MT. Landing gear failed to extend on approach. Extended manually. Motor rear armature bearing had seized.
- [Accident 19821201066629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821201066629A), Dec 1, 1982: Cessna 310R (N30RA), Miles City, MT, Substantial damage. Stall landed after VOR approach in freezing rain. Impact bent wing spars. Inadequate power and speed on final.

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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