- Date
- November 20, 1984, 12:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place
- Valparaiso, IN
- Injuries
- 5 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N31747Cessna 310N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841120062539A
- Case key
- 12811
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft stalled and impacted the terrain during a forced landing. Witnesses observed the acft flying at 'tree top level' with the wings 'wagging'. One witness reported hearing no engine sounds. The acft impacted the terrain (open field) in a near vertical nose down attitude, aprx 100 ft south of a highway. Landing gear was found in the extended position and flaps were near full down. Both props were featered and no fuel was found in the fuel system.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N31747
- Reported as
- Cessna 310N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 310N.0179
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-V, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- J. B.Hargrave, doing business as Cast Iron Pipe Specialty Co.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 5, 1983 · 318 hours before
- Departed
- JSO · Jacksonville, TX
- Destination
- VPZ · Valparaiso, IN
- Airport
- Unknown
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
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,645 total · 333 in this make and model · 1,506 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- VPZ, 75 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.