What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On December 30, 2024, about 1515 eastern standard time (EST), a Cessna 310D, privacy data omitted, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Peebles, Ohio. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a title 14 code of federal regulations part 91 ferry flight.
The airplane was located on private, wooded terrain, atop of a large hill. The airplane was nose down and wedged between large hardwood trees adjacent to a grass access pathway. The left wing was displaced aft, and the right wing was displaced forward. The empennage had folded forward over the fuselage aft of the rear seats and was displaced to the left.
The aircraft impacted trees then terrain in a left-wing and nose-low near vertical flight attitude with little to no forward movement. There was no evidence of fire. All major components of the aircraft were observed at the accident site. The airplane came to rest on a 299° heading.
Flight controls remained relatively intact but was heavily damaged due to ground and tree impact damage. Flight controls continuity or measurements were not obtained due to the position of the wreckage and then time constraints of the on-site investigation.
Both wings exhibited significant compression damage to the leading edges. Twisting of the left wing skin started at the forward portion of the wing tip and lessened at the forward wing engine nacelle location. All fuel tanks where heavily damaged and compromised.
The engines were buried in the ground, retrieved and shipped to Continental engines for teardown and assessment.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 30, 2024, ABOUT 1515 EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST), A CESSNA 310D, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR PEEBLES, OHIO. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 FERRY FLIGHT.
THE AIRPLANE WAS LOCATED ON PRIVATE, WOODED TERRAIN, ATOP OF A LARGE HILL. THE AIRPLANE WAS NOSE DOWN AND WEDGED BETWEEN LARGE HARDWOOD TREES ADJACENT TO A GRASS ACCESS PATHWAY. THE LEFT WING WAS DISPLACED AFT, AND THE RIGHT WING WAS DISPLACED FORWARD. THE EMPENNAGE HAD FOLDED FORWARD OVER THE FUSELAGE AFT OF THE REAR SEATS AND WAS DISPLACED TO THE LEFT.
THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES THEN TERRAIN IN A LEFT-WING AND NOSE-LOW NEAR VERTICAL FLIGHT ATTITUDE WITH LITTLE TO NO FORWARD MOVEMENT. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. ALL MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE OBSERVED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ON A 299° HEADING.
FLIGHT CONTROLS REMAINED RELATIVELY INTACT BUT WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED DUE TO GROUND AND TREE IMPACT DAMAGE. FLIGHT CONTROLS CONTINUITY OR MEASUREMENTS WERE NOT OBTAINED DUE TO THE POSITION OF THE WRECKAGE AND THEN TIME CONSTRAINTS OF THE ON-SITE INVESTIGATION.
BOTH WINGS EXHIBITED SIGNIFICANT COMPRESSION DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGES. TWISTING OF THE LEFT WING SKIN STARTED AT THE FORWARD PORTION OF THE WING TIP AND LESSENED AT THE FORWARD WING ENGINE NACELLE LOCATION. ALL FUEL TANKS WHERE HEAVILY DAMAGED AND COMPROMISED.
THE ENGINES WERE BURIED IN THE GROUND, RETRIEVED AND SHIPPED TO CONTINENTAL ENGINES FOR TEARDOWN AND ASSESSMENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.