Cessna 310R accident near Eden Prairie, Minnesota, November 30, 1984
On November 30, 1984 at about 6:30 pm local time, a Cessna 310R, registered N98995, was substantially damaged in an accident near Eden Prairie, Minnesota (Flying Cloud airport). It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 30, 1984 · about 6:30 pm local time
- Place
- Eden Prairie, Minnesota · Flying Cloud · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310R · all 310Rs on the register
- Registration
- N98995 · no longer on the register · serial 310R0682
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
PLT STATED THAT THE ACFT HAD PICKED UP ICE DURING THE DESCENT. HE CONTINUED TO STATE THAT HE BROKE OUT OF THE CLOUDS AT 1600 FT AND THE WINDSHIELD WAS COVERED WITH ICE. HE WAS ABLE TO CLEAR A SMALL AREA AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD WITH THE ALCOHOL DEICE. HE STATED HE COULD SEE THE RUNWAY AND CONTINUED THE APPROACH. THE PLT REDUCED THE PWR AND STARTED THE FLARE BUT WAS STILL 5 TO 8 FT ABOVE THE RUNWAY.
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 multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 17,230 hours in all; 202 in this make and model; 108 in the last 90 days; 17,120 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,043 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Maximum gross weight: 5,200 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-520-M (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: LSE La Crosse WI at 5:45 pm
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 36, 2,700 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 350° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 800 ft; not recorded at 800 ft
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 5:45 pm from FCM
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
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