# NTSB investigations: Cessna 310Q: In flight collision with terrain/water

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 CHI98LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA103.md): Cessna 310Q · Council Bluffs, IA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 16, 1998 · N1521T · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain proper runway alignment during the landing. The dark night was a factor.
- [NTSB LAX95FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA144.md): Cessna 310Q · Kahului, Maui, HI · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 25, 1995 · N7705Q · Destroyed
  > the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate terrain clearance altitude while flying in a mountainous area at night.
- [NTSB DEN89FA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA154.md): Cessna 310Q · Crestone, CO · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 29, 1989 · N7509Q · Destroyed
  > Improper in-flight planning/decision by the pilot and his failure to attain sufficient altitude to safely clear the mountains. Contributing factors were: mountainous terrain, box canyon, and high density altitude.
- [NTSB ATL89FAMS3](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FAMS3.md): Cessna 310Q · Cleveland, OH · Accident · 1 fatal · Missing aircraft · Final report · Feb 9, 1989 · N6269Q · Destroyed
  > An uncontrolled descent into the water for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB ANC88LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA033.md): Cessna 310Q · Mekoryuk, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 28, 1988 · N7745Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot stated that during the touchdown the aircraft struck a snowbank on the approach end of the runway. The aircraft exited the right side of the runway approximately 500 feet from the approach end.
- [NTSB CHI85LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA086.md): Cessna 310Q · Plato Center, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 9, 1985 · N7513Q · Substantial damage
  > The acft experienced a nose gear collapse during landing. The plt stated that while on final apch the acft contacted a 3-4 ft high snowbank near the end of the rwy which resulted in the nose gear collapse. He continued to state the snowbank was difficult to…
- [NTSB ATL83LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA288.md): Cessna 310Q · Fredricksburg, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 24, 1983 · N69979 · Destroyed
  > The acft crashed and burned during a go-around after touching down on the rwy at about the 1500 ft point on a 3000 ft rwy. The right propeller was feathered. The pilot was attempting a single engine practice landing and believed he could not stop on the rwy…
- [NTSB CHI82FA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA329.md): Cessna 310Q · Near Woodruff, WI · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 30, 1982 · N7746Q · Destroyed
  > At approximately 2050, the acft was cleared for a NDB approach to lakeland arpt. At 2100, the acft crashed into a heavily wooded area 8.5 mi nw of the arpt.
- [NTSB LAX82DA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA122.md): Cessna 310Q · Yuba City, CA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Mar 26, 1982 · N69646 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot reported that he forgot to put the gear down before landing.

## 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 ('2074242')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 230))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2074242&occurrence=230

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