# Accident 19890629019419A: Cessna 310Q, Crestone, CO, June 29, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1989
- Place: Crestone, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9896° N, 105.6896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9896&lon=-105.6896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7509Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7509Q-1990-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310Q (registry code 2074242, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- Reported engine: CONT IO470V
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,042 total, 322 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89FA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890629019419A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN. STALLED INTO THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN.

## 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 DEN89FA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA154), Jun 29, 1989: Cessna 310Q (N7509Q), Crestone, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO SAFELY CLEAR THE MOUNTAINS. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, BOX CANYON, AND HIGH…

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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