Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Robert S. Kerr Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Hodgen, Oklahoma 74939
Friday, December 2, 1983 21:03 CST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
THE PLT HAD PURCHASED THE ACFT AT REXBURG, ID ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. REPORTEDLY, THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD FLOWN WITH THE PLT, BEFORE THE PLT DEPARTED REXBURG, AND SAID HE HAD FLOWN THE ACFT VERY WELL. THE PREVIOUS OWNER STATED THAT THE DME WAS NOT FUNCTIONING AT THE TIME THE ACFT WAS PURCHASED & HAD LEFT REXBURG. THE PLT THEN DEPARTED ON A FLT TO POTEAU, OK WITH AN EN ROUTE STOP AT HUTCHINSON, KS. AT HUTCHINSON, THE ACFT WAS REFUELED, BUT NO MAINTEANCE WAS PERFORMED. THE PLT TOOK OFF ON THE FINAL PORTION OF THE FLT TO POTEAU AT 1905 CST. DURING ARRIVAL, HE WAS INSTRUCTEDTO REMAIN AT 4500 FT UNTIL CROSSING THE RICH MOUNTAIN VOR, THEN WAS CLEARED FOR THE VOR/DME RWY 36 APCH. DURING THE, APCH, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH RISING TERRAIN AT ABOUT 2550 FT, APRX 2 MI NORTH OF THE VOR. THE MIN STEP-DOWN ALT WAS 4000 FT UNTIL 8 MI NORTH OF THE VOR, THEN THE MIN ALT WAS 2400 FT UNTIL CROSSING THE FINAL APCH FIX, 15 MI NORTH OF THE VOR. NO PREIMPACT MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND EXCEPT FOR THE INOPERATIVE DME.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 12/2/1983 |
| Event Day of the Week | Friday |
| Time of Event | 2103 |
| Event Time Zone | Central Standard Time |
| Event City | HODGEN |
| Event State | OKLAHOMA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 74939 |
| Event Date Year | 1983 |
| Event Date Month | 12 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | -- |
| Event Location Longitude | -- |
| Event Location Airport | ROBERT S. KERR |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | RKR |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 18 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 171 |
| Airport Elevation | 451 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Full |
| Investigator's weather source | Unknown |
| Time of the weather observation | 2047 Central Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 40 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | FSM |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 468 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 43 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | CST |
| Lighting Conditions | Night/Dark |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 300 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 300 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Unknown |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Broken |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 2 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 7 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 7 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 70 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 7 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | -- |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Light |
| 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) | 3078 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | 0 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | 24129 |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 18 2002 11:28AM |
| User who most recently changed record | NTSB\GIUV |
| Basic weather conditions | Instrument Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N310JD |
| NTSB Number | FTW84FA082 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | IFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Destroyed |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | CESSNA |
| Aircraft Model | 310K |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | 310K |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 310K0154 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 5200 |
| 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 | 6 |
| Number of Engines | 2 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | 100 Hour |
| Date of Last Inspection | Jul 1 1983 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | -- |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | JACK E. DOMINIK |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 20 N. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 4020 |
| Aircraft Owner City | CHICAGO |
| Aircraft Owner State | IL |
| Aircraft Owner Country | |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 60606 |
| Operator is an individual? | -- |
| Operator Name | MARVIN H. HORNBACK |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | 725 FIRST COLONIAL RD., LOT 63 |
| Operator City | VIRGINIA BEACH |
| Operator State | VA |
| Operator Country | |
| Operator Zip code | 23401 |
| 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) | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | HUT |
| Departure City | HUTCHINSON |
| Departure State | KS |
| Departure Country | |
| Departure Time | 1905 |
| Departure Time Zone | CST |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | RUR |
| Destination City | POTEAU |
| Destination State | OK |
| Destination Country | |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Approach |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Feb 26 2001 8:06AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 36 |
| Runway Length | 4000 |
| Runway Width | 75 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |