# Accident 19990403002929A: Cessna 310N, Cecilia, KY, April 3, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1999, 13:25 local time
- Place: Cecilia, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 37.6595° N, 85.9495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6595&lon=-85.9495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4159Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4159Q-2013-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310N (registry code 2074234, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99FA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990403002929A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE 2 POB SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED. (-23)ON APRIL 3, 1999, AT APPROXIMATELY 1325 EST, A CESSNA 310-N, N4159Q IMPACTED THE GROUND ON A FARM IN CECILIA, KY.  THIS WAS A LOCAL TRAINING FLIGHT THAT HAD DEPARTED ELIZIBETHTOWN, KY AIRPORT (EKX) A SHORT TIME BEFORE.  THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 160 FEET AFTER IMPACT PROVED FATAL TO BOTH OCCUPANTS.  THE AIRCRAFT HIT NO STRUCTURE AND THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE.  THE NEAREST WEATHER AT FORT KNOX, KY AT THE TIME WAS REPORTED AS 7SM FEW030 BKN075 OVC250 RMK TS MOV E.  THE NTSB ARRIVED ON THE SCENE THE NEXT MORNING APRIL 4, 1999 AND ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE INVESTIGATION.

## 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 NYC99FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99FA085), Apr 3, 1999: Cessna 310N (N4159Q), Cecilia, KY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain control of the airplane. A factor was the flight instructor's inexperience instructing in the accident airplane.

## Other reports on N4159Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19791205047639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791205047639I), Dec 5, 1979: Cessna 310N (N4159Q), Opa Locka, FL, Minor damage. Pilot made single engine gear up landing after electrical, gear extension failure. Too low to lower manually.
- [Accident 19740106000789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740106000789A), Jan 6, 1974: Cessna 310N (N4159Q), Terre Haute, IN, Substantial damage. Taxied thru snow to ramp,parked abt 2 hr OAT 21 deg. Gr down lock located directly abv wheel.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.