# Accident 20100217027439A: Cessna 310R, Palo Alto, CA, February 17, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 2010, 07:55 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4611° N, 122.1150° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4611&lon=-122.1150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5225J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5225J-2013-07-19) (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 MOTOR IO 550 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100217027439A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PAO WITHOUT A CLEARANCE FROM THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER WITH WEATHER REPORTING WIND VARIABLE AT 5, VISIBILITY 1/8 OF A MILE WITH FOG AND VERTICAL VISIBILITY OF 100. AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWER LINES AND A POWER LINE TOWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED MULTIPLE RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES.

## 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 WPR10FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA136), Feb 17, 2010: Cessna 310R (N5225J), Palo Alto, CA, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure follow the standard instrument departure as instructed, and his failure to attain a sufficient altitude to maintain clearance from power lines during takeoff in instrument…

## Other reports on N5225J (1)

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

- [Incident 19910425019029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910425019029I), Apr 25, 1991: Cessna 310R (N5225J), Tracy, CA, Minor damage. Instructor inadvertently raised the gear handle just as aircraft touched down on a simulated single engine landing.

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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