ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37388
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| Date: | Thursday 23 July 1998 |
| Time: | 09:01 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 310Q |
| Owner/operator: | King, Martin & Anne Ida |
| Registration: | N8135Q |
| MSN: | 310Q0627 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-470-VO |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Port Orange, Volusia County, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (44J) |
| Frederick, MD (KFDK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot received weather briefings the day before and 1 1/2 hours before departure. The flight departed under visual flight rules with fog at the departure end of the runway lower than at the approach end of the runway as indicated by a pilot-rated witness. After takeoff the airplane immediately entered the fog in a wings level gear down configuration. The pilot contacted air traffic control to obtain his instrument flight rules clearance; communications lasted a total of about 25 seconds, but the right wing collided with a tree about 29 feet above ground level. The tree was located about 1 nautical mile from the departure end of the runway. The airplane then collided with a power line and the ground. Sound analysis indicated that each propeller rpm was about near full rated rpm, respectively, during the three separate times of communications. Examination of the engines, propellers, flight control systems, and vacuum system and instruments revealed no evidence of preimpact failure or malfunction.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate weather evaluation and his continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions which resulted in in-flight collision with trees. A related factor was the fog.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA98FA205
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 20-Nov-2022 23:08 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 06-Apr-2024 18:54 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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