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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 310R · Junction, TX · November 12, 2013

Date: November 12, 2013 · 10:00 local
Place: Junction, TX
Airport: Kimble County Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N38LH
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN14FA051
Reported as: Cessna 310R
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 390 total

N38LHRegistration cancelled Mar 2, 2018 · Cessna 310RS/N 310R1886 · Built 1980 Airframe modelCessna 310R Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On nov. 12, 2013, for unknown reasons, the pilot of a Cessna 310 lost control of the aircraft, N38LH, attempting to land at the Junction airport under instrument meteorological conditions. The aircraft went inverted and crashed along a hillside and exploded on impact.

There was a post crash fire. Both the pilot and passenger were fatally injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

The aircraft crashed approximately 1 1/2 miles southwest of the airport.

As the FAA filed it

ON NOV. 12, 2013, FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, THE PILOT OF A CESSNA 310 LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, N38LH, ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT THE JUNCTION AIRPORT UNDER INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE AIRCRAFT WENT INVERTED AND CRASHED ALONG A HILLSIDE AND EXPLODED ON IMPACT.

THERE WAS A POST CRASH FIRE. BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN14FA051Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportJunction, TXThe noninstrument-rated private pilot's decision to continue a visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to obtain a weather…Nov 12, 2013 · Destroyed