# Accident 20121121025169A: Cessna 310B, Mancelona, MI, November 21, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 2012, 17:30 local time
- Place: Mancelona, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9100° N, 84.9111° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9100&lon=-84.9111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5419A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5419A-2013-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310B (registry code 2074208, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121121025169A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 21, 2012 AT APPROX 17:15 LCL.  IT IS PRESUMED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE WOODS 30 DEGREES OFF CENTER LINE AND WITHIN 1.5 MILES OF THE AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS FOUND ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 23, 2012 AT 10:00 LCL.

## 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 CEN13FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA069), Nov 21, 2012: Cessna 310B (N5419A), Mancelona, MI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane after a loss of right engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination revealed no preimpact 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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