20110817018569A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 310Q · Tupelo, MS · August 17, 2011

Date: August 17, 2011 · 08:05 local
Place: Tupelo, MS
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N444YM
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA11FA458
Reported as: Cessna 310Q
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,740 total

N444YMRegistration cancelled Nov 1, 2012 · Cessna 310QS/N 310Q0958 · Built 1973 Airframe modelCessna 310Q Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft departed on runway 36 at Tupelo regional airport (tup) in Mississippi. Shortly after takeoff the aircraft rolled left and lost attitude. The aircraft was headed in a southwesterly direction when it crossed and impacted coley road, which runs north and south. The aircraft then impacted a pine tree where it came to rest causing substantial damage to the aircraft and the fatality of the pilot.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 36 AT TUPELO REGIONAL AIRPORT (TUP) IN MISSISSIPPI. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED LEFT AND LOST ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEADED IN A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION WHEN IT CROSSED AND IMPACTED COLEY ROAD, WHICH RUNS NORTH AND SOUTH. THE AIRCRAFT THEN IMPACTED A PINE TREE WHERE IT CAME TO REST CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND THE FATALITY OF THE PILOT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA11FA458Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportTupelo, MSThe pilot’s delayed reaction in performing the engine failure procedures and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in a loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was maintenance personnel’s improper torquing of the B-nut…Aug 17, 2011 · Substantial damage