# Accident 20041025027309A: Cessna 310I, Draper, UT, October 25, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 2004, 13:35 local time
- Place: Draper, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6333° N, 111.8833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6333&lon=-111.8833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8175M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8175M-2005-06-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310I (registry code 2074224, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310I
- Reported engine: CONT IO470*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,200 total, 240 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05CA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05CA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041025027309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN BOISE, IDAHO. THE PILOT FLEW VFR ENROUTE TO SPANISH FORK AIRPORT, UTAH, WHEN THEY FLEW INTO A CLOUD AND IMPACTED TERRAIN AT APPROXIMATELY THE 5,800 FOOT LEVEL IN DRAPER, UTAH. PILOT SAYS HE SAW THE TERRAIN AT THE LAST MOMENT AND PITCHED UP AND ADDED POWER. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE TERRAIN AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME AS THE STALL WARNING SOUNDED. THE PILOT SAYS HE WAS FLYING AT NEAR TOP CRUISING SPEED.

## 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 DEN05CA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05CA015), Oct 25, 2004: Cessna 310I (N8175M), Draper, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning and decision making, and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed resulting in a stall.

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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