# Accident 19950924029969A: Cessna 310P, Lexington, MS, September 24, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1995, 09:40 local time
- Place: Lexington, MS
- Airport: C.A. Moore Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1098° N, 90.0391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1098&lon=-90.0391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5926M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5926M-1995-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310P (registry code 2074238, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310P
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95FA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950924029969A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT LOST CONTROL DEPARTING INTO IFR WEATHER. HISTORY OF CARDIAC PROBLEMS UNABLE  MEDICAL. NOT COMPETENT.

## 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 ATL95FA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA173), Sep 24, 1995: Cessna 310P (N5926M), Lexington, MS, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the non-instrument rated pilot's intentional VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions and his failure to maintain control of the aircraft. The weather was a factor.

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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