- Date
- February 14, 1983, 22:10 local (Feb 15, 1983, 04:10 UTC)
- Place
- Andrews, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6916LCessna 310K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830214003829A
- Case key
- 20702
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt had received a wx briefing for a flt to miland, TX. A witness reported that after taking off, he made 2 or 3 touch-and-go landings. During takeoff from the last touch-and-go, witnesses observed the acft pull up abruptly, enter a steep right bank, then crash & burn. An exam of the crash site revealed that the acft impacted in a near vertical nose down attitude. Both prop blades had evidence of high rotational damage. The elevator trim tab was found defected 15 deg downward (nose up trim). The elevator trim actuator was found extended 1.1 inches. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6916L
- Reported as
- Cessna 310K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 310K0016
- Airframe hours
- 1,814
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-V, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert Wright
- Registered owner
- Charles Clevenger
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 3, 1982 · 10 hours before
- Destination
- MAF · Midland, TX
- Airport
- E11 · Andrews County, runway 33, 5,100 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 345 total · 40 in this make and model · 290 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 20° at 20 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 21 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MAF
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.