# Accident 20050724015449A: Cessna 310Q, Ada, OK, July 24, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2005, 17:52 local time
- Place: Ada, OK
- Airport: Ada Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7994° N, 96.6961° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7994&lon=-96.6961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1971W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1971W-2012-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310Q (registry code 2074242, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-470 series (registry code 17044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- Reported engine: CONT IO470VO
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05FA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05FA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050724015449A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 24, 2005, AT 1752 CST, A TWIN-ENGINE CESSNA 310Q AIRPLANE, N1971W, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 17, AT ADA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE PLANE WAS ENROUTE TO CUSHING, OK. THE AIRPLANE CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE WEST OF ADA AIRPORT. A WITNESS STATED THE AIRPLANE CAME OVER HIM APPROXIMATELY 60-70 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, CROSSED OVER THE HIGHWAY AND MADE A SHARP TURN TO THE NORTH. THE AIRPLANE DROPPED AND THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE AIRPLANE CARTWHEELED BEFORE COMING TO A REST AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE PILOT HAD TAKEN ON 20 GALLONS OF FUEL AT ADA. THE WITNESS SAID HE HEARD A LOUD POP FROM ONE OF THE ENGINES. THE ENGINES HAVE BEEN SENT TO TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL FOR ANALYSIS. PILOT FLIGHT LOG IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW. PILOT TOTAL TIME IS NOT AVAILABLE.

## 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 DFW05FA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05FA188), Jul 24, 2005: Cessna 310Q (N1971W), Ada, OK, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power as a result of a fatigue fracture in one of the crankshaft gear teeth for undetermined reasons. Also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain control of the twin-engine…

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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