Cessna T310R accident near Shelbyville, Indiana, August 11, 1983
On August 11, 1983 at about 11:35 am local time, a Cessna T310R, registered N6121X, was substantially damaged in an accident near Shelbyville, Indiana (Shelbyville airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 11, 1983 · about 11:35 am local time
- Place
- Shelbyville, Indiana · Shelbyville · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Cessna T310R · all T310Rs on the register
- Registration
- N6121X · registry record · serial T-310-R 1289
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT MADE A VOR APPROACH TO RWY 18, THEN CIRCLED TO LAND ON RWY 36. HE REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 12, GUSTING TO 15 KTS. HE STATED THAT AFTER HE MADE A HARD LANDING, THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE BLEW OUT & HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT WENT OFF THE RWY INTO APRX 6 INCHES OF MUD & WAS DAMAGED DURING THE OCCURRENCE.
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: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,133 hours in all; 390 in this make and model; 54 in the last 90 days; 2,918 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,063 hours
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme, January 18, 1983; 12 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 5,200 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-B (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: BMG Bloomington IN at 11:00 am
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 36, 3,737 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 320° at 12 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility: 2 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded at 900 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 3 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CHI83LA377.