- Date
- January 1, 1985, 12:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Edgewood, NM
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5069QCessna 310N
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850101001299A
- Case key
- 16521
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pvt rated pilot did not hold a multiengine or instrument rating. The pilot and passenger were returning from vacation. A witness near the accident site stated that she saw the aircraft descend out of a low over last at a very steep nose down angle. The aircraft began to climb but then pitched down and spun to the gnd. Examination of the aircraft wreckage revealed that left and right horizontal stabilizer, the elevators and the rudder had seperated in-flight. Examination of the failed components revealed evidence that was indicative of overstress due to aerodynamic overload.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5069Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 310N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 310N169
- Airframe hours
- 3,288
- Engine
- Continental ID-470-VO, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Oren Ronald Alt
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 1984 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- LN4 · Lake Havasu Cit, AZ
- Destination
- GXY · Greeley, CO
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
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 3,087 total · 23 in this make and model · 170 as pilot in command · 139 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 800 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Observed at
- 4MY
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.