A family of three was killed over the weekend in a Cessna 310 crash near Jacksonville, Florida. The preliminary National Transportation Safety Board report indicates that the crash occurred at 6:21 p.m. on Sunday while the twin was flying in night IMC on a missed approach out of the Jacksonville Executive Airport (KCRG). The airplane ended up in a retaining pond about a mile from the airport. At the time of the accident, the cloud ceiling was reported at 200 feet with visibility of 2.5 miles in mist.
The pilot was flying on an instrument flight plan and had attempted the ILS to Runway 32. After the missed approach was executed, the airplane climbed about 100 feet before radar contact was lost.
