# NTSB CHI82FA329: Cessna 310Q, N7746Q, Near Woodruff, WI, August 30, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: August 29, 1982, 21:00 local (Aug 30, 1982, 02:00 UTC)
- Place: Near Woodruff, WI
- Coordinates: 45.899658, -89.690139 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8997&lon=-89.6901&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71951
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82FA329
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71951/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA329

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, approach - iaf to faf/outer marker (ifr)
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - low ceiling (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - fog (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - rain (contributing factor)
  - ifr procedure - not followed, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper altitude - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - minimum descent altitude - below, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

AT APPROXIMATELY 2050, THE ACFT WAS CLEARED FOR A NDB APPROACH TO LAKELAND ARPT. AT 2100, THE ACFT CRASHED INTO A HEAVILY WOODED AREA 8.5 MI NW OF THE ARPT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7746Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7746Q-2014-11-18), registration cancelled 2014-11-18, S/N 310Q0246, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- Registry model: [Cessna 310Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (registry code 2074242) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 310Q0246
- Airframe hours: 488
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-470-U09A 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Pdl Company
- Registered owner: Pdl Company
- Departed: SDF, LOUISVILLE, KY
- Destination: ARU, WOODRUFF, WI
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: ARV, Lakeland, runway 18, 5,000 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 45; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 1,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 800 as pilot in command, 25 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 180° at 2 knots
- Temperature: 135 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: RHI, 28 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820829067019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820829067019A), Aug 29, 1982: Cessna 310Q, Woodruff, WI, Destroyed. Aircraft became too low during instrument approach and crashed 8 miles short of airport.

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.

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