# Accident 20041207033779A: Cessna T310R, Flagstaff, AZ, December 7, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 2004, 19:40 local time
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: N3BA
- Location: 35.1067° N, 111.6814° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1067&lon=-111.6814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N592DM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N592DM-2006-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T310R (registry code 2074246, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T310R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 60 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05FA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041207033779A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED AIRPORT INTO KNOWN ICING CONDITIONS IN AN AIRCRAFT NOT CERTIFIED OR EQUIPPED FOR OPERATIONS INTO KNOWN ICING CONDITIONS. AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT.

## 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 LAX05FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05FA045), Dec 8, 2004: Cessna T310R (N592DM), Flagstaff, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to attempt flight into known adverse weather conditions beyond the capability of the airplane and his failure to ensure that the airplane's wings were free of ice and/or snow…

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.