Accident Cessna 310R N37224,
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Date:Tuesday 26 January 1993
Time:12:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic C310 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 310R
Owner/operator:Dewitt Enterprises Inc.
Registration: N37224
MSN: 310R0964
Year of manufacture:1977
Total airframe hrs:2136 hours
Engine model:CONTINENTAL IO-520-M
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Minocqua, WI -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Sault Ste Marie, MI (CIU
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED ICING AT CRUISE, AND ICE REMAINED ON A PORTION OF THE WINDSHIELD DURING THE PILOT'S APPROACH. A LIGHT SNOW WAS FALLING, AND THE FIELD AND RUNWAY WERE SNOW-COVERED. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN IN A SNOWBANK ON THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY.

Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY ALIGN THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE LANDING AREA.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: CHI93LA077
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 9 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB CHI93LA077

Location

Revision history:

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