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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 310R · La Jolla, CA · February 7, 1994

Date
February 7, 1994 · 19:36 local
Place
La Jolla, CA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
PCBA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1976Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX94FA116
Reported as
Cessna 310R
Reported engine
Continental IO520M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total90 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost control on climbout into area turbulence and heavy rain. Dived into ocean. Airmets for frontal system weather.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL ON CLIMBOUT INTO AREA TURBULENCE AND HEAVY RAIN. DIVED INTO OCEAN. AIRMETS FOR FRONTAL SYSTEM WEATHER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.