# Accident 20020927028879A: Cessna 310L, Virgil, NY, September 27, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2002, 20:36 local time
- Place: Virgil, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5050° N, 76.1923° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5050&lon=-76.1923&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2276F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2276F-2017-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310L (registry code 2074230, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02FA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020927028879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ON IFR APPROACH TO N03. LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN, WITNESS REPORTS LANDING LIGHTS 'ON'. THE PILOT CANCELLED HIS IFR APPROACH SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. APPROXIMATELY 5.5 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES AND SUBSEQUENTLY LOST A WING THEN WAS DESTROYED IN THE FOLLOWING CRASH. WITNESS REPORTS INCLUDE 'FIREBALL' AND 'EXPLOSION'. CALLS TO 911 FIX THE TIME OF CRASH AT 2036L.

## 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 NYC02FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02FA197), Sep 28, 2002: Cessna 310L (N2276F), Virgil, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to continue the flight into IMC after canceling his IFR clearance, and his failure to maintain terrain clearance while maneuvering. Factors in the accident were rain, low…

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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