# Accident 20170630008769A: Cessna 310R, Santa Ana, CA, June 30, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2017, 09:30 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6850° N, 117.8628° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6850&lon=-117.8628&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87297, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87297-2020-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 791 total, 374 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170630008769A

## Narrative

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

N87297 DEPARTED SNA AT 9:33AM. SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE, AT APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET AGL, FLYING RUNWAY HEADING, AND CROSSING THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT DECLARED ?MAYDAY?. N87297 ENTERED A RIGHT DOWNWIND AND ATC CLEARED N87297 TO LAND RUNWAY 20R. WHILE ON THE DOWNWIND THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD A RIGHT ENGINE FAILURE. N87297 CRASHED ON INTERSTATE 405 SOUTH, A QUARTER OF A MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY 20R. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES.

## 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 WPR17LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA136), Jun 30, 2017: Cessna 310R (N87297), Santa Ana, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inability to maintain adequate airspeed after a loss of power to the right engine while maneuvering in the pattern to return to the airport. Contributing to the accident were the loss of…

## Other reports on N87297 (1)

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

- [Accident 19880915039049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880915039049A), Sep 15, 1988: Cessna 310R (N87297), Washington, DC, Substantial damage. On landing roll left main gear collapsed. Push rod assembly failed. Allowed gear to fold. Rod holds gear lock.

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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