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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 310R · Waterford, MI · January 10, 2014

Date: January 10, 2014 · 19:48 local
Place: Waterford, MI
Airport: Oakland County International
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: BUHA
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N3829G
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN14FA110
Reported as: Cessna 310R
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,954 total32 in this make and model56 in the last 90 days

N3829GRegistration cancelled Apr 14, 2014 · Cessna 310RS/N 310R0924 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna 310R Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft impacted trees and terrain about 1,500 feet west of the approach end of runway 9R (6,521 feet by 150 feet, asphalt) at Oakland County International Airport (ptk), pontiac, Michigan, during an instrument landing system approach to the runway.

Night instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.

The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and post impact fire.

The commercial pilot sustained fatal injuries.

The positioning flight was operating on an instrument rules flight plan and departed from fulton county airport-brown field (fty), atlanta, Georgia, about 1701, and was destined to ptk.

Weather was reported at 00:29Z as: sp kptk 110029Z 15010KT 1/4SM R09R/2000V2800FT fg VV002 02/01 A2986 rmk A02=

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES AND TERRAIN ABOUT 1,500 FEET WEST OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 9R (6,521 FEET BY 150 FEET, ASPHALT) AT OAKLAND COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PTK), PONTIAC, MICHIGAN, DURING AN INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY.

NIGHT INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT FORCES AND POST IMPACT FIRE.

THE COMMERCIAL PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

THE POSITIONING FLIGHT WAS OPERATING ON AN INSTRUMENT RULES FLIGHT PLAN AND DEPARTED FROM FULTON COUNTY AIRPORT-BROWN FIELD (FTY), ATLANTA, GEORGIA, ABOUT 1701, AND WAS DESTINED TO PTK.

WEATHER WAS REPORTED AT 00:29Z AS: SP KPTK 110029Z 15010KT 1/4SM R09R/2000V2800FT FG VV002 02/01 A2986 RMK A02=

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 CEN14FA110Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportWaterford, MIThe pilot's controlled flight into terrain during an instrument landing system approach at night in instrument flight rules conditions. Contributing to the accident were the operator's inadequate training of the pilot, the operator's failure to provide a…Jan 11, 2014 · Destroyed