Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Latimer, Iowa 50452
Wednesday, September 21, 1988 5:00 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE PILOT HAD COMPLETED HIS NORMAL FLIGHT SCHEDULE AND WAS ASSIGNED AN ADDITIONAL TRIP FROM DES MOINES, IOWA TO ST PAUL, MINNESOTA. CALCULATIONS SHOW THAT THE PILOT HAD FLOWN AN ESTIMATED 5 HOURS IN THE 8 1/2 HOURS PRECEDING THE ACCIDENT. THE LINE ATTENDANT AT ST. PAUL STATED THAT THE PILOT APPEARED TIRED UPON ARRIVAL. THE IMPACT ANGLE AT THE ACCIDENT SITE SUGGESTED AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT TO THE GND.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 9/21/1988
Event Day of the Week Wednesday
Time of Event 500
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City LATIMER
Event State IOWA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 50452
Event Date Year 1988
Event Date Month 9
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation --
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 450 Central Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 360
Weather Observation Facility ID MCW
Elevation of weather observation facility 1213
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 51
Time Zone of the weather observation CDT
Lighting Conditions Night/Dark
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 8
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 6
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 0
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 0
Wind Velocity Indicator Calm
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) 620
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Fatal
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal 1
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1444
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Sep 21 1988 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 800
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 37569
Date of most recent change to record Dec 13 2000 12:09PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N36HD
NTSB Number MKC88FA175
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 310R
Aircraft Series Identifier 310R
Aircraft Serial Number 1344
Certified Max Gross Weight 5500
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 2
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection AAIP
Date of Last Inspection Sep 19 1988 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 7
Airframe Hours 6497
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name ECHO PARTNERSHIP
Aircraft Owner Street Address 1667 FOXWOOD TRAIL
Aircraft Owner City LOVELAND
Aircraft Owner State OH
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 45140
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name NEW CREATIONS INC.
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 3939 E. 17TH AVENUE
Operator City COLUMBUS
Operator State OH
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 43219
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate Yes - certificate holder
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Positioning
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code STP
Departure City ST PAUL
Departure State MN
Departure Country
Departure Time 425
Departure Time Zone
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code DSM
Destination City DES MOINES
Destination State IA
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Descent
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:35AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 0
Runway Length --
Runway Width --
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --