# Accident 20131208025969A: Cessna 310R, Jacksonville, FL, December 8, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 2013, 18:21 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Airport: Craig Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3197° N, 81.5142° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3197&lon=-81.5142&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98BT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98BT-2018-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 550 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131208025969A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 8, 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 1821 A CESSNA CE-310R, N98BT REGISTERED TO HUBAIRE LLC, AND OPERATED BY MR. MICHAEL JAY HUBER, FLEW INTO A RETENTION POND BEHIND THE RESIDENCE LOCATED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, THE PILOT HAD JUST INITIATED A MISSED APPROACH TO CRAIG AIRFIELD (CRG) RUNWAY 32.  INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.  THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 ERA14FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA068), Dec 8, 2013: Cessna 310R (N98BT), Jacksonville, FL, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during a missed approach in night instrument meteorological conditions due to spatial disorientation and a lack of instrument proficiency.

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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