- Date
- January 18, 1986, 13:42 local (19:42 UTC)
- Place
- Ragland, AL
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8983ZCessna 310G
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860118000839A
- Case key
- 6919
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft with sputtering engs was heard circling overhead in low overcast skies. The horizontal tail surfaces separated in-flt and came to rest aprx 450 ft from the main wreckage in mountainous terrain. The student plt had no instrument experience. The acft had been airborne for aprx 3.6 hrs during this flt. The acft had a total flt endurance of aprx 3.6 hrs from takeoff.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8983Z
- Reported as
- Cessna 310G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 310G0083
- Airframe hours
- 2,617
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-D, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John E. Maxcey
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 11, 1985 · 80 hours before
- Departed
- OMN · Ormond Beach, FL
- Destination
- 0G6 · Bryan, OH
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 325 total · 125 in this make and model · 30 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BHM, 34 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.