# Accident 20181109017129A: Cessna 310R, Walton, NY, November 9, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2018, 15:00 local time
- Place: Walton, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0769° N, 75.2144° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0769&lon=-75.2144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5044J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5044J-2020-10-31) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181109017129A

## Narrative

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

11/09/2018 2143ZHANCOCK, NY: N5044J, C310,  REQUESTED TO LAND IMMEDIATELY. BGM LOST RADAR CONTACT AND COMMUNICATIONS AT 2000Z 5 MILES SE OF THE HNK VOR. PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED WITH VISIBLE SIGNS OF FIRE.

## 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 ERA19FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA039), Nov 9, 2018: Cessna 310 (N5044J), Walton, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight fire of undetermined origin. Contributing to the accident were the severe icing conditions encountered during the final minutes of the flight, which led to a loss of airplane control.

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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