- Date
- March 5, 1983, 22:52 local (Mar 6, 1983, 04:52 UTC)
- Place
- Hopkinsville, KY
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N923CACessna 310
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830305009079A
- Case key
- 5895
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt obtained a wx briefing & filed a flt plan from lexington to paducah,KY with a 15 min en route stop at bowling green, KY. While inbound to bowling green, he reported that the cloud base was at aprx 6000 ft & that there was lightning to the west. After a quick stop at bowling green, the plt departed with an IFR clearance for paducah. At 2231 CST, memphis center advised the plt of a wx sys that would have to be penetrated if he continued to paducah. The plt affirmed the transmission. That was the last radio communication with the acft. At 2252 CST, radar contact was lost & the acft crashed aprx 17 mi northeast of Hopkinsville, KY. An investigation revealed the acft had crashed in a steep nosedown descent & was demolished. An exam of the wreckage failed to disclose any material or sys failure or malfunction. A SIGMET had been issued to warn of an area of thunderstorms with a few embedded cells in the vicinity of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N923CA
- Reported as
- Cessna 310
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 310R0094
- Airframe hours
- 1,914
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-M, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Starnes Leasinng Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 20, 1982 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- BWG · Bowling Green, KY
- Destination
- PAH · Paducah, KY
- Flight plan
- IFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,000 total · 549 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 180° at 16 knots, gusting 36
- Lowest ceiling
- 800 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HOP, 13 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.