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| Date: | Thursday 22 February 1996 |
| Time: | 04:20 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 310 |
| Owner/operator: | Miller Aviation |
| Registration: | N5024J |
| MSN: | 310R0144 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6400 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Portland, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Wheeling, IL (KPWK) |
| (KPLD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was attempting a second NDB/GPS Runway 9 approach to the Portland Airport. Visibility was estimated at 1/8 to 1/4 mile. The airplane came to rest approximately 1/2 mile south of the airport. The commercial rated passenger remembered getting below the minimum descent altitude of 1,500 feet, and told the pilot they needed to make a missed approach. The passenger remembered 1,120 feet MSL on the altimeter at the time of the first impact.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an altitude adequate for terrain clearance. A factor was the weather.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI96FA095
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 09-Apr-2024 08:04 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report, ] |
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