What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Sunday November 21, 2021 at 1919 MST, N310JA, a Cessna T310R, departed Chadron municipal airport (kcdr) runway 30, in Chadron, Nebraska with one pilot and two passengers on board. The weather as reported by the automated surface observation system (ASOS) at 19:20:31 indicated clear skies, wind 240 degrees at 3 knots, temperature -02 c, dew point -08C, altimeter 30.25. After takeoff from runway 30 at 19:20:00, the aircraft was observed by ADS-B data to climb briefly to approximately 200 feet AGL. The aircraft then briefly maintained altitude and began a gradual right bank to a course of 340 degrees as indicated by the ADS-B data transmission. During the change of course to the right the aircraft began a descent and was observed by airport video images to impact the terrain at 19:20:32. The post-accident investigation confirmed that the aircraft impacted the terrain at 19:20:32 MST indicated by video image and final ADS-B data report, with initial impact at an elevation of 3,347 feet MSL on a magnetic heading of 350 degrees, .70 nautical miles from the departure end of runway 30. The ground impact scarring appeared to indicate the aircraft was in a shallow positive pitch, and slight right wing low attitude, with debris fragmented along an approximately 600 foot debris path. The pilot and 2 passengers were fatally injured, and the aircraft was destroyed by impact and post impact fire. The terrain in the area of impact was sparsely populated pasture with significant uneven surface topography consisting of a combination of rolling hills, and drainage areas.
As the FAA filed it
ON SUNDAY NOVEMBER 21, 2021 AT 1919 MST, N310JA, A CESSNA T310R, DEPARTED CHADRON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KCDR) RUNWAY 30, IN CHADRON, NEBRASKA WITH ONE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. THE WEATHER AS REPORTED BY THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVATION SYSTEM (ASOS) AT 19:20:31 INDICATED CLEAR SKIES, WIND 240 DEGREES AT 3 KNOTS, TEMPERATURE -02 C, DEW POINT -08C, ALTIMETER 30.25. AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 30 AT 19:20:00, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED BY ADS-B DATA TO CLIMB BRIEFLY TO APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL. THE AIRCRAFT THEN BRIEFLY MAINTAINED ALTITUDE AND BEGAN A GRADUAL RIGHT BANK TO A COURSE OF 340 DEGREES AS INDICATED BY THE ADS-B DATA TRANSMISSION. DURING THE CHANGE OF COURSE TO THE RIGHT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A DESCENT AND WAS OBSERVED BY AIRPORT VIDEO IMAGES TO IMPACT THE TERRAIN AT 19:20:32. THE POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION CONFIRMED THAT THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN AT 19:20:32 MST INDICATED BY VIDEO IMAGE AND FINAL ADS-B DATA REPORT, WITH INITIAL IMPACT AT AN ELEVATION OF 3,347 FEET MSL ON A MAGNETIC HEADING OF 350 DEGREES, .70 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 30. THE GROUND IMPACT SCARRING APPEARED TO INDICATE THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A SHALLOW POSITIVE PITCH, AND SLIGHT RIGHT WING LOW ATTITUDE, WITH DEBRIS FRAGMENTED ALONG AN APPROXIMATELY 600 FOOT DEBRIS PATH. THE PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT AND POST IMPACT FIRE. THE TERRAIN IN THE AREA OF IMPACT WAS SPARSELY POPULATED PASTURE WITH SIGNIFICANT UNEVEN SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY CONSISTING OF A COMBINATION OF ROLLING HILLS, AND DRAINAGE AREAS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.