- Date
- December 31, 1986, 08:45 local (13:45 UTC)
- Place
- Hamburg, NY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N5462JCessna 310
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861231070539A
- Case key
- 30522
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The Cessna 310R departed the airport on a svfr departure. The pilot cancelled his clearance a few minutes later and reported in VFR conditions. The aircraft failed to arrive at its destination. Radar tracking showed the aircraft heading toward lake erie. The next day some debris was found on the lake surface. They included an oil slick, a small piece of aluminum later identified as being part of a tip tank and a curtain. A few days later a larger piece of aluminum identified as the top cowl of a Cessna 310 was found on the canadian side of lake erie. The operator identified the parts as being painted lake the missing aircraft and the curtains identical to those in the aircraft. No major wreckage or serialized components have been found and the reason for the aircraft not arriving at its destination is unknown.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5462J
- Reported as
- Cessna 310
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 310R0260
- Airframe hours
- 3,945
- Engine
- Continental IO 520 BA, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Operator
- Buffalo Express Airlines
- Registered owner
- Flight Barons, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · December 26, 1986
- Departed
- JHW · Jamestown, NY
- Destination
- 0G0 · Lockport, NY
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter, Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 4,695 total · 1,650 in this make and model · 3,873 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 700 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 28 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JHW
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.