# Accident 20100823044379A: Cessna 310C, Calhan, CO, August 23, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2010, 10:29 local time
- Place: Calhan, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9775° N, 104.2731° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9775&lon=-104.2731&mi=10
- Aircraft: N896H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N896H-2011-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310C (registry code 2074210, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 345 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10FA493](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA493) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100823044379A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 ON AUGUST 23, 2010, N896H, A CESSNA 310C,  IMPACTED THE GROUND NEAR CALHAN, CO.  AND WAS DESTROYED.   BOTH PILOTS SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.   VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

## 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 CEN10FA493](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA493), Aug 23, 2010: Cessna 310C (N896H), Calhan, CO, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilots'failure to maintain control of the airplane which resulted in an inadvertent stall and spin.

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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