- Date
- October 29, 1983, 20:00 local (Oct 30, 1983, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Fairview, OK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N5343ACessna 310
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831029055859A
- Case key
- 21076
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Analysis
The acft was observed to take off at about 1830. Witnesses near the crash site reported seeing & hearing a low flying acft at about 2000 & stated the engs were running smoothly. There was fog in the low areas with visibility of less than 1/4 mi in those areas. The wing tip lights were observed to descend slowly until out of sight. The acft had impacted the ground in a near wings level attitude & at a high rate of speed. The crash site is 71 mi from the point of departure. The plt's blood alcohol level was 0.171%.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5343A
- Reported as
- Cessna 310
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 35534
- Airframe hours
- 4,031
- Engine
- Continental O-470M, 240 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert R. Brown
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 8, 1983 · 27 hours before
- Departed
- 2EJ · Oklahoma City, OK
- Destination
- 3K1 · Alva, OK
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 40° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- WDG, 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.