# Accident 20110817018569A: Cessna 310Q, Tupelo, MS, August 17, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2011, 08:05 local time
- Place: Tupelo, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2681° N, 88.7717° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2681&lon=-88.7717&mi=10
- Aircraft: N444YM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N444YM-2012-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310Q (registry code 2074242, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,740 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11FA458](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA458) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110817018569A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA11FA458](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA458), Aug 17, 2011: Cessna 310Q (N444YM), Tupelo, MS, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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