- Date
- November 5, 1986, 21:00 local (Nov 6, 1986, 03:00 UTC)
- Place
- Liberal, KS
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N510SUCessna 310Q
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861105058939A
- Case key
- 34269
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Analysis
The acft impacted the terrain just off the departure end of rwy 17 at Liberal, KS, while on a return flt to Texas. Dark night conditons prevailed and no horizon visual cue were available shortly after takeoff. Reliance on flt attitude instruments would have been required to maintain normal departure attitudes. Exam of the acft failed to reveal any failure of the engs, airframe, flt controls, or flt attitude instruments. The private pilot was not instrument rated. No records were available to determine his flight time.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N510SU
- Reported as
- Cessna 310Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 0401
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-E, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Independent Druggist Dist. Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 25, 1986
- Departed
- LBL · Liberal, KS
- Destination
- Perryton, TX
- Airport
- LBL · Liberal Muni, runway 17, 7,100 × 150 ft, dirt
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
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 210° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LBL, 5 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.