# Accident 19940207001659A: Cessna 310R, La Jolla, CA, February 7, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1994, 19:36 local time
- Place: La Jolla, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PCBA
- Location: 32.8595° N, 117.2405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8595&lon=-117.2405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1976Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1976Y-1997-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Reported engine: CONT IO520M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 90 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940207001659A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX94FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA116), Feb 8, 1994: Cessna 310R (N1976Y), La Jolla, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane. Factors in the accident were the dark night lighting conditions, moderate to severe turbulence, and heavy rain.

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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