# Accident 19880114000549A: Cessna 310, Conroe, TX, January 14, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1988, 14:10 local time
- Place: Conroe, TX
- Airport: Montgomery County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3203° N, 95.4692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3203&lon=-95.4692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3022D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3022D-2012-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310 (registry code 2074202, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Reported engine: CONT O470M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 7 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880114000549A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT OBSERVED TO ROLL INTO INVERTED SPIN ON CLIMBOUT THEN RECOVERED TOO LATE AND HIT TREES. HAD FUEL IMBALANCE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW88FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA051), Jan 14, 1988: Cessna 310 (N3022D), Conroe, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N3022D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19801031067839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801031067839A), Oct 31, 1980: Cessna 310 (N3022D), Chico, CA, Substantial damage. Lost wheel on bouncy landing, flew to other airport for gear up landing. Found bolts fractured.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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