# Accident 19951220041549A: Cessna 310R, Mansfield, OH, December 20, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1995, 20:50 local time
- Place: Mansfield, OH
- Airport: Mansfield Lahm Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6197° N, 82.5095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6197&lon=-82.5095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1269G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1269G-1997-02-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO96FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO96FA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951220041549A

## Narrative

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

APPEARED RIGHT PROPELLER PROBLEM. LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED. (-23) ON DECEMBER 20, 1995, AT 2050 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, N1269G, A CESSNA 310R, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN NEAR BELLVILLE, OHIO. THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, THE DUAL STUDENT, AND THE PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.

## 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 BFO96FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO96FA032), Dec 21, 1995: Cessna 310R (N1269G), Bellville, OH, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's in-flight loss of aircraft control for undetermined reason(s), which resulted in the airplane exceeding its design stress limitations and an in-flight breakup.

## Other reports on N1269G (1)

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

- [Accident 19780518011649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780518011649A), May 18, 1978: Cessna 310R (N1269G), Fort Stockton, TX, Substantial damage. All town and a/p lights knocked out by lightning. 940LBS marijuanund on a/c.

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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