# NTSB investigations: Cessna 310R: Loss of control in flight NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports. ## Latest cases - [NTSB ERA25FA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25FA173.md): Cessna 310R · Boca Raton, FL · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Apr 11, 2025 · N8930N · Destroyed > On April 11, 2025, at 1023 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 310R, N8930N, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Boca Raton, Florida. The two pilots and the passenger were fatally injured, and one person on the ground sustained minor injuries.… - [NTSB CEN24LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA242.md): Cessna 310R · Duluth, MN · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 27, 2024 · N5080J · Substantial damage > The failure of the left engine induction coupling during takeoff, which resulted in a total loss of left engine power and an uncommanded left yaw/roll due to asymmetrical thrust and increased drag, from which the pilot had insufficient altitude to recover… - [NTSB ERA22FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA114.md): Cessna 310 · Danville, VA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Feb 1, 2022 · N622QT · Destroyed > 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 airspeed after partially securing an engine after takeoff. - [NTSB ERA19FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA039.md): Cessna 310 · Walton, NY · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 9, 2018 · N5044J · Destroyed > 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. - [NTSB ERA15FA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA325.md): Cessna 310R · Titusville, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 26, 2015 · N90PS · Destroyed > The pilot's continued flight into known convective weather conditions, which resulted in the airplane's encounter with thunderstorms and the pilot's subsequent loss of airplane control during a missed approach. Contributing to the accident was the failure of… - [NTSB ERA15WA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15WA026.md): Cessna 310R · Governors Harbor, Bahamas · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · Oct 24, 2014 · N310WL · Substantial damage - [NTSB ERA14FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA068.md): Cessna 310R · Jacksonville, FL · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 8, 2013 · N98BT · Destroyed > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during a missed approach in night instrument meteorological conditions due to spatial disorientation and a lack of instrument proficiency. - [NTSB CEN14FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA051.md): Cessna T310R · Junction, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 12, 2013 · N38LH · Destroyed > The noninstrument-rated private pilot's decision to continue a visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to obtain a weather… - [NTSB ERA11FA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA232.md): Cessna 310R · McComb, MS · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 10, 2011 · N100TK · Substantial damage > The pilot's impairment due to alcohol ingestion and his failure to maintain airplane control during an approach at night in instrument meteorological conditions. - [NTSB ERA11FA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA185.md): Cessna 310R · Smyrna, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 11, 2011 · N310JR · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper response to a known autopilot pitch divergence anomaly. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to perform a test flight on a system for which he lacked a complete working knowledge. - [NTSB WPR10FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA136.md): Cessna 310R · Palo Alto, CA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 17, 2010 · N5225J · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure follow the standard instrument departure as instructed, and his failure to attain a sufficient altitude to maintain clearance from power lines during takeoff in instrument meteorological conditions. ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1 WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2074245') AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '240' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent"))) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence?model=2074245 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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