# Accident 19950325005349A: Cessna 310Q, Kahului, HI, March 25, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1995, 00:04 local time
- Place: Kahului, HI
- Airport: Kahului Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 20.8694° N, 156.4497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.8694&lon=-156.4497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7705Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7705Q-2013-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310Q (registry code 2074242, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- Reported engine: CONT IO470V
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,045 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950325005349A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF ON NIGHT FLIGHT. FAILED TO CLIMB SAFE ALTITUDE. STRUCK MOUNTAINSIDE.

## 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 LAX95FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA144), Mar 25, 1995: Cessna 310Q (N7705Q), Kahului, Maui, HI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate terrain clearance altitude while flying in a mountainous area at night.

## Other reports on N7705Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19830315012869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830315012869I), Mar 15, 1983: Cessna 310Q (N7705Q), Farmingdale, NY. On climb out #2 engine ran rough and vibrated. Returned. Found fouled spark plugs.

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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