# Accident 20080525836319A: Cessna 310Q, Steamboat Spri, CO, May 25, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2008, 08:30 local time
- Place: Steamboat Spri, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4997° N, 106.7061° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4997&lon=-106.7061&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8187Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8187Q-2017-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310Q (registry code 2074242, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08FA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080525836319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 25,2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 0830 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA MODEL 310Q, N8187Q WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN IN THE ROUTT NATIONAL FORREST NEAR STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLORADO. THE TWO PERSONS ON BOARD, A COMMERCIAL PILOT AND A PILOT RATED PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED HAYDEN, COLORADO (HDN) AT APPROXIMATELY 0800 LOCAL TIME UNDER VISUAL METEROROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) WITH FORT COLLINS, COLORADO (FNL) AS ITS DESTINATION. A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THIS 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT BUT, WAS NOT ACTIVATED. HAYDEN, COLORADO WEATHER AT 0755 LOCAL TIME WAS REPORTED AS WIND AT 070 DEGREES AT 9 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 MILES, CEILING 10,000 FOOT OVERCAST, 37 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT WITH A DEWPOINT OF 32 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, AND BAROMETRIC PRESSURE SETTING OF 30.03 INCHES OF MERCURY. THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND AT AN APPROXIMATE ELEVATION OF 9,800 FEET MSL WITH THE TOP ELEVATION OF THE SURROUNDING TERRAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 10,000 FEET MSL. THERE WAS A POST-IMPACT 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 DFW08FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08FA153), May 25, 2008: Cessna 310Q (N8187Q), Steamboat, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from mountainous terrain in day visual conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairment due to marijuana and inadequate medical oversight…

## Other reports on N8187Q (2)

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

- [Accident 19810516030299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810516030299A), May 16, 1981: Cessna 310Q (N8187Q), Crestwood, IL, Substantial damage. Pilot stalled aircraft a few feet above runway causing substantial damage.
- [Incident 19791110000259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791110000259I), Nov 10, 1979: Cessna 310Q (N8187Q), Billings, NY. Engine stopped due to air box failure and blockage.

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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