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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 310Q · Daytona Beach, FL · July 23, 1998

Date: July 23, 1998 · 08:01 local
Place: Daytona Beach, FL
Airport: Spruce Creek Airport
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N8135Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA98FA205
Reported as: Cessna 310Q
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2

N8135QRegistration cancelled Mar 31, 2000 · Cessna 310QS/N 310Q0627 Airframe modelCessna 310Q

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What happened

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Acft crashed under unknown circumstances, communication was lost, acft was destroyed. The two occupants suffered fatal inj. (-23) witnesses revealed that the pilot departed in the fog near zero visibility. Approximately 4,000 ft. from the departure end of the runway, he collided with a tree severing the fuel tank and part of the outboard wing. The airplane collided with the ground approximately 1/4 mile straight ahead fatally injuring the pilot and his passenger.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, COMMUNICATION WAS LOST, ACFT WAS DESTROYED. THE TWO OCCUPANTS SUFFERED FATAL INJ. (-23) WITNESSES REVEALED THAT THE PILOT DEPARTED IN THE FOG NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. APPROXIMATELY 4,000 FT. FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, HE COLLIDED WITH A TREE SEVERING THE FUEL TANK AND PART OF THE OUTBOARD WING. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE STRAIGHT AHEAD FATALLY INJURING THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB MIA98FA205Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPort Orange, FLThe pilot's inadequate weather evaluation and his continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions which resulted in in-flight collision with trees. A related factor was the fog.Jul 23, 1998 · Destroyed