# Accident 20201029018279A: Cessna 310R, Las Vegas, NV, October 29, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2020, 09:38 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0261° N, 115.1935° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0261&lon=-115.1935&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N101G-2022-03-30) (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: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 12,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201029018279A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 29, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 0945 PDT, THE LAS VEGAS FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A PART 91 AIRPLANE CRASH INVOLVING A 1974 CESSNA 310R TWIN-ENGINE AIRPLANE, REGISTRATION NUMBER N101G, SERIAL NUMBER 310R0017.

N101G DEPARTED THE NORTH LAS VEGAS (VGT) AIRPORT EN ROUTE TO GILLESPIE FIELD (SEE) AIRPORT WHEN THEY REQUESTED TO CHANGE THEIR DESTINATION TO THE HENDERSON (HND) AIRPORT BECAUSE THEY HAD TO SHUT DOWN ONE OF THE ENGINES. APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES LATER N101G CRASHED 4.5 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE HENDERSON EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (HND) INTO A METAL FENCE BETWEEN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND A LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AREA.

## 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 WPR21LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA030), Oct 29, 2020: Cessna 310 (N101G), Las Vegas, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain the airplane’s minimum controllable airspeed while maneuvering with one engine inoperative. Also causal was the loss of power in the left engine due to oil starvation.…

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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