# Accident 20010108039379A: Cessna 310R, Bluefield, WV, January 8, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 2001, 07:00 local time
- Place: Bluefield, WV
- Airport: Mercer County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2839° N, 81.2061° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2839&lon=-81.2061&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N123RA-2001-03-13) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01FA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010108039379A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN CLEARED FOR AN ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 23 AT BLF (BLUEFIELD, WV). THE AIRCRAFT STRAYED OFF COURSE FOR UNKNOWN REASONS AND IMPACTED RISING TERRAIN WHILE ATTEMPTING A MISSED APPROACH.

## 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 NYC01FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01FA064), Jan 8, 2001: Cessna 310R (N123RA), Bluefield, WV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to execute the published missed approach procedure. A factor was heavy snowfall during the approach.

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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