- Date
- November 7, 1983, 19:00 local (Nov 8, 1983, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Bartlesville, OK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3256XCessna 310L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831107074279A
- Case key
- 21078
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was observed at 300-500 ft on a downwind leg over the brightly lighted city. After passing the city the acft entered a very dark & hilly area immediately north of the city. He then made a left turn onto base leg & remained over unlighted & hilly terrain. Shortly thereafter the plt contacted the tower & stated he was turning from base to final. About 20 secs later the tower operator observed a bright orange flash about 3 mi north of the arpt & east of an extendedcenterline of rwy 17.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3256X
- Reported as
- Cessna 310L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 310L-0106
- Airframe hours
- 3,661
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-V09A, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jesse N. Price
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- FTW · Ft. Worth, TX
- Airport
- BVO · Frank Phillips, runway 17
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
- 55
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,230 total · 300 in this make and model · 40 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 200° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BVO, 3 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.