# Accident 20150905014749A: Cessna 310H, Grizzly Peak, CO, September 5, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2015, 14:08 local time
- Place: Grizzly Peak, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7619° N, 107.8456° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7619&lon=-107.8456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1099Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1099Q-2018-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310H (registry code 2074220, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 36 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15FA400](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA400) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150905014749A

## Narrative

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

N1099Q LEFT BIG BEAR, CA ON 5 SEPTEMBER, LANDED AT DAGGETT-BARSTOW AND PICKED UP 3 PEOPLE, A SECOND PRIVATE PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS. LANDED IN FLAGSTAFF AND REFUELED, LEFT FOR AMARILLO, TX. BASED ON RADAR, N1099Q FOLLOWED INTERSTATE 40 INTO NEW MEXICO. BEFORE REACHING ALBUQUERQUE TURNED NORTH. FOLLOWED NORTHERNLY COURSE UNTIL CRASHING INTO MOUNTAIN NEAR SILVERTON, CO.

## 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 CEN15FA400](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA400), Sep 5, 2015: Cessna 310H (N1099Q), Silverton, CO, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot's improper judgment and his failure to maintain situational awareness, which resulted in the flight's encounter with instrument meteorological conditions and controlled…

## Other reports on N1099Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19801230089799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801230089799I), Dec 30, 1980: Cessna 310H (N1099Q), Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. Flat nose strut failed to extend before retraction. It caught on airplane structure, broke the bellcrank. Collapsed
- [Accident 19741119042429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741119042429A), Nov 19, 1974: Cessna 310H (N1099Q), Millard, NE, Substantial damage. Bulb in gr down lite out. Ldg gr horn did not sound.

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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