# Accident 20220201013869A: Cessna 310R, Danville, VA, February 1, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2022, 10:06 local time
- Place: Danville, VA
- Airport: Danville Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5563° N, 79.2532° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5563&lon=-79.2532&mi=10
- Aircraft: N622QT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N622QT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 528 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220201013869A

## Narrative

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

A CESSNA 310R WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT APPROXIMATELY 4 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE DANVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT (KDAN). THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED RUNWAY 02, CLIMBED TO AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 1,700 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND BEFORE BEGINNING A DESCENT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN AND CAME TO REST IN A DENSE WOODED 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 ERA22FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA114), Feb 1, 2022: Cessna 310 (N622QT), Danville, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s impairment due to exposure to carbon monoxide as a result of undetected engine exhaust penetration into the cockpit, resulting in the pilot's failure to maintain a minimum controllable…

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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