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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 310B · Columbia, CA · July 28, 2016

Date
July 28, 2016 · 17:40 local
Place
Columbia, CA
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6605B
Reported as
Cessna 310B
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
12,000 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On July 28, 2016 at 17.40 local time N6605B a Cessna 310 with 4 people onboard was departing the Columbia airport, CA. The aircraft wass fully loaded when just after rotation the aircraft veered to the left of the runway while retracting the main gear and maintained 40 feet as it continued to get off course. The aircraft collided with a boulder catching on fire. The aircraft continued to slide forward until to hit a refueling truck with its right wing.

Investigation still ongoing

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 28, 2016 AT 17.40 LOCAL TIME N6605B A CESSNA 310 WITH 4 PEOPLE ONBOARD WAS DEPARTING THE COLUMBIA AIRPORT, CA. THE AIRCRAFT WASS FULLY LOADED WHEN JUST AFTER ROTATION THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY WHILE RETRACTING THE MAIN GEAR AND MAINTAINED 40 FEET AS IT CONTINUED TO GET OFF COURSE.THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A BOULDER CATCHING ON FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SLIDE FORWARD UNTIL TO HIT A REFUELING TRUCK WITH ITS RIGHT WING.

INVESTIGATION STILL ONGOING

Other reports on N6605B · 2

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