# Accident 19931017039389A: Cessna 310Q, Tiro, OH, October 17, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1993, 09:45 local time
- Place: Tiro, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9194° N, 82.7909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9194&lon=-82.7909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1972D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1972D-2014-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310Q (registry code 2074242, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931017039389A

## Narrative

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

DESCENT RATE INDICATES LOST CONTROL EXCEEDED DESIGN LOAD. HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS AND ELEVATORS SEPARATED IN FLIGHT.

## 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 NYC94FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA011), Oct 17, 1993: Cessna 310Q (N1972D), Tiro, OH, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON, AND SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT THAT RESULTED IN THE STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRPLANE BEING EXCEEDED AND AIRFRAME FAILURE.

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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