# Accident 20040515013339A: Cessna 310R, Willoughby, OH, May 15, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2004, 05:24 local time
- Place: Willoughby, OH
- Airport: Lost Nation Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6436° N, 81.4147° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6436&lon=-81.4147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3161M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3161M-2007-02-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520BB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04FA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040515013339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 15, 2004, ABOUT 0523 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 310R, N3161M, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM LOST NATION MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (LNN), WILLOUGHBY, OHIO. THE CERTIFIED AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE FLIGHT DESTINED FOR DAYTON, OHIO. THE BUSINESS FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91.

## 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 NYC04FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04FA123), May 15, 2004: Cessna 310R (N3161M), Willoughby, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the initial climb after takeoff. Factors in this accident were clouds and the night conditions.

## Other reports on N3161M (1)

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

- [Accident 19800730030489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800730030489A), Jul 30, 1980: Cessna T310R (N3161M), Clayton, NM, Substantial damage. Pilot reported left gear collapsed on landing. Raised gear to stay on runway. No evidence gear was in transit.

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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