Cessna 310Q accident near Mekoryuk, Alaska, February 28, 1988
On February 28, 1988 at about 6:50 pm local time, a Cessna 310Q, registered N7745Q, was substantially damaged in an accident near Mekoryuk, Alaska (Mekoryuk airport). It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 6 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 28, 1988 · about 6:50 pm local time · cases in 1988
- Place
- Mekoryuk, Alaska · Mekoryuk · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 6 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310Q · all 310Qs on the register
- Registration
- N7745Q · no longer on the register · serial 310Q245
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SNOWBANK ON THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 724 hours in all; 156 in this make and model; 16 in the last 90 days; 5 in the last 30 days; 556 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,176 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 1, 1987; 9 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 5,300 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental I0-470 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: UNK Unalakleet AK at 5:15 pm
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 5, 3,000 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 300° at 7 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 16°F (-9°C), dew point 10°F (-12°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 5 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N7745Q the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N7745Q: not on the register today · the record of its deregistration
- Cessna 310 1,411 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Cessna 72,682 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Continental I0-470 4,724 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Mekoryuk Airport · nearest airport
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,932 since 1982 · 825 in the last ten years
- Alaska 9,142 aircraft registered
- Other NTSB records under N7745Q 1 records · the number may have belonged to another aircraft at the time
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/ANC88LA033.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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