# Accident 20050816021169A: Cessna 310R, Apopka, FL, August 16, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2005, 21:45 local time
- Place: Apopka, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7142° N, 81.4664° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7142&lon=-81.4664&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2631E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2631E-2008-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05FA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050816021169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT HAD VERY LIMITED EXPERIENCE IN A CESSNA 310 AND ONLY 20 HOURS OF MULTIENGINE IN A BE-70. PILOT'S ITINERARY WAS DEPARTING FLORIDA, FLIGHT TO SOUTH CAROLINA AND THEN TO NORTH CAROLINA TO CONDUCT BUSINESS AND THE RETURN TO FLORIDA. FUEL MISMANAGEMENT COULD BE AN ISSUE. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES AND POWER POLES, CRASHED AND BURNED. FUEL SYSTEM CONTROLS COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED AFTER FIRE.

## 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 ATL05FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05FA145), Aug 17, 2005: Cessna 310R (N2631E), Apopka, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate visual lookout and object clearance, which resulted in the in-flight collision with trees.

## Other reports on N2631E (1)

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

- [Incident 20001231024099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001231024099I), Dec 31, 2000: Cessna 310R (N2631E), Miami, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On 12/31/00 after landing at opa locak airport (opf), the left landing gear collapsed. An evaluation of the landing gear system was completed and…

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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