- Date
- April 21, 1986, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lincoln, RI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N128KCessna 310
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860421012839A
- Case key
- 30183
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The air taxi cargo aircraft was observed maneuvering over the airport in IMC conditions for a VFR approach to land. Witnesses described an abrupt turn to reverse direction of flight followed by a nose dive into the ground. The pilot, age 22, had accummulated a total flight experience of 4,300 hours and a type rating in a lear jet. Pilot was hired 10 days prior to the accident and was operating on a temporary airman certificate. The pilot's certificate had been subject to an emergency revocation in August of the previous year. Enforcement action was lessened to suspension of airman privilages.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N128K
- Reported as
- Cessna 310
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 35112
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-A1A5, 290 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Active Aero Charter, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Ajax Aircraft Leasing
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Ypsilanti, MI
- Airport
- SFZ · North Central State Arpt
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
- 22
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 4,300 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PVD
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.