Cessna 310R accident near Owensboro, Kentucky, November 26, 2007
On November 26, 2007 at about 11:11 pm local time, a Cessna 310R, registered N3364G, was substantially damaged in an accident near Owensboro, Kentucky (Owensboro - Caviess County Apt airport). It was a positioning flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
A loss of control during approach for undetermined reasons.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 26, 2007 · about 11:11 pm local time
- Place
- Owensboro, Kentucky · Owensboro - Caviess County Apt · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310R · all 310Rs on the register
- Registration
- N3364G · no longer on the register · serial 310R1227
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot was scheduled to return to the destination airport earlier in the day, but due to weather conditions, he diverted to a nearby airport. After conditions improved, the pilot attempted the final leg of the flight in near-night instrument meteorological conditions. After departing on an instrument flight rules flight plan, the pilot received radar vectors for the instrument landing system approach at the destination airport. While vectored, the pilot reported to air traffic control (ATC) that at his cruising altitude the air temperature was "plus three C" and that the moisture in the air remained in a liquid state. The airplane crossed the final approach fix and descended on the localizer course just above the glideslope path. About 3 nautical miles beyond the final approach fix, the airplane initiated a climbing right turn, and shortly thereafter the pilot advised ATC, "I’ve tumbled my gyros." The airplane continued in the climbing turn until it began a descent, and was lost from radar. The wreckage of the airplane was located 1,900 feet south of the airplane’s final recorded position. Witnesses and nearby security cameras observed the airplane in a steep descent before it impacted terrain. Postaccident examination of the wreckage revealed no evidence of any preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures, including both vacuum pumps as well as the pneumatic attitude and horizontal situation indicators. Review of the pilot’s personal flight records revealed that he possessed all of the necessary certificates and ratings required to perform the flight, and had met all of the applicable recency of aeronautical experience requirements.
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; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,797 hours in all; 670 in this make and model; 44 in the last 90 days; 15 in the last 30 days; 1,825 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: March 1, 2006
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: fatal
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 6,751.2 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, February 1, 2007; 115 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 5,500 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Teledyne Continental IO-550-A (piston); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: IO-550-A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: EVV Evansville IN at 10:53 pm
- Destination: OWB Owensboro KY
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 36, 6,494 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night
- Wind: from 310° at 18 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 1,200 ft
- Temperature: 43°F (6°C), dew point 39°F (4°C)
- Altimeter: 30.03 inHg
- Observation at 10:56 pm from OWB, 4 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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