# Accident 20100819046459A: Cessna 310F, Lagrange, IN, August 19, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2010, 11:30 local time
- Place: Lagrange, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6412° N, 85.4155° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6412&lon=-85.4155&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6762X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6762X-2010-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310F (registry code 2074216, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA494](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA494) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100819046459A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT DURING CRUSE FLIGHT AT 3500 FEET AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VIBRATE / SHUTTER AND HE COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. PILOT FELT THAT THE VIBRATION /SHUTTER WAS FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT. PILOT FEATHERED THE LEFT ENGINE BUT THE VIBRATION/SHUTTER DIDN'T STOP, THE PILOT APPLIED FULL THROTTLE TO THE RIGHT ENGINE, AIRCRAFT STILL WOULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE.

## 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 CEN10LA494](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA494), Aug 19, 2010: Cessna 310F (N6762X), LaGrange, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain altitude due to his distracted attention to a vibration of unknown origin.

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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