# Accident 20110410006209A: Cessna 310R, Mccomb, MS, April 10, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2011, 04:30 local time
- Place: Mccomb, MS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2514° N, 90.5006° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2514&lon=-90.5006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N100TK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N100TK-2018-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11FA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110410006209A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 10, 2011 AT APPOXIMATIVELY 04:07 AM AIRCRAFT N100TK A CESSNA 310R DEPARTED NEW ORLEANS, LA (KMSY) ON A VFR FLIGHT TO MCCOMB, MS (KMCB), ABOUT 04:30AM, N100TK WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED SOME TREES AND CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED IN THE CASTIN ROAD AREA ABOUT 8.5 MILES NORTH WEST OF THE AIRPORT (KMCB) IN MCCOMB, MISSISSIPPI.  THE PILOT OF N100TK REPORTS IN HIS LAST RADIO CONTACT TO HOUSTON CENTER THAT MCCOMB AIRPORT (KMCB) WAS IN SIGHT.  WEATHER REPORTED TO BE 800 FEET CEILINGS.  LOGBOOKS WERE NOT FOUND.  THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 ERA11FA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA232), Apr 10, 2011: Cessna 310R (N100TK), McComb, MS, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's impairment due to alcohol ingestion and his failure to maintain airplane control during an approach at night in instrument meteorological conditions.

## Other reports on N100TK (1)

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

- [Accident 19820401007479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820401007479A), Apr 1, 1982: Cessna 185E (N100TK), New Orleans, LA, Destroyed. Aircraft stalled and crashed when pilot attempted to turn back to airport after engine malfunction.

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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