# Accident 20100915054499A: Cessna T310R, Nome, AK, September 15, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2010, 18:33 local time
- Place: Nome, AK
- Airport: Nome
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.5756° N, 165.3811° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.5756&lon=-165.3811&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87256, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87256-2018-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T310R (registry code 2074246, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T310R
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC10CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100915054499A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ON SPECIAL VFR CLEARANCE TO OME.  FSS LOST RADIO CONTACT.  PILOT PHONED IN SPECIAL VFR CANCELLATION.  FSS NOTIFIED APPROXIMATELY 1630 THAT PLANE HAD CRASHED.

## 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 ANC10CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA093), Sep 15, 2010: Cessna T310R (N87256), Nome, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain during a special VFR approach, resulting in a collision with terrain.

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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