# NTSB ERA25FA163: Cessna 310Q, N8242Q, Midvale, OH, April 1, 2025 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report - Date: April 1, 2025, 17:04 local (21:04 UTC) - Place: Midvale, OH · Cultivated Field - Coordinates: 40.425608, -81.372338 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4256&lon=-81.3723&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Approach-VFR pattern final: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241) - Highest injury: Fatal - Injuries: 1 fatal - Status: Investigation ongoing - Investigation class: Class 3 - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: Textron Aviation, Ferrell, FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 199949 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA25FA163 - NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/199949/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25FA163 ## Preliminary report On April 1, 2025, about 1704 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 310Q, N8242Q, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Midvale, Ohio. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot’s family members stated that he had been practicing “360° maneuvers.” Preliminary Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) data showed that the airplane departed about 1640 from Harry Clever Field Airport (PHD), New Philadelphia, Ohio, and made a series of 360° turns southeast of the airport (see figure. 1). Two pilots performing an instructional flight in the airport’s traffic pattern reported that the pilot of N8242Q announced over the Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF), that he was on a 5-mile final approach leg of the traffic pattern for runway 33. When the airplane was on about a 2-mile final approach, the pilot announced that he was breaking off the approach to the east. The instructional flight flew an extended left downwind leg of the traffic pattern to allow time for N8242Q to reenter the final approach leg, then reentered the downwind leg. Shortly after, the pilot of N8242Q announced that he was performing a “360” to enter the final approach. The pilots observed N8242Q in a nose down attitude spinning toward the ground. They further stated that there were no emergency or distress calls announced over the CTAF prior to the accident. A witness located near the accident site reported that he observed a twin engine airplane in a steep bank right turn followed by a spiraling nosedive as it descended to the ground. Figure 1. ADS-B Flight Track The airplane’s main wreckage was located in a cultivated field about 3.6 miles southeast of PHD. Postaccident examination of the accident site revealed that the airplane impacted the terrain in a nose low attitude and came to rest on a southwest heading. The fuselage and both wings were mostly consumed by a postimpact fire. All major structural components of the airplane were located at the accident site. Flight control continuity was established from the cockpit to all flight control surfaces. The left and right engines remained attached to their engine mounts and exhibited impact and thermal damage. Crankshaft continuity was established to the rear gears of both engines via hand rotation of their attached propellers. Impact damage was noted to the aluminum three-bladed propellers. Leading-edge damage and chord-wise abrasion was noted to the propeller blades, and the propeller spinners exhibited torsional deformation. The wreckage was retained for further examination. ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach-VFR pattern final: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 310Q, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md?model=2074242), [All aircraft, 1,529 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md) ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8242Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8242Q), registered now, S/N 310Q0715, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q - Registry model: [Cessna 310Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (registry code 2074242) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 310Q0715 - Year built: 1973 - Airframe hours: 4293.1 - Damage: Substantial damage - Fire: On-Ground - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Birds Eye View Inc - Registered owner: Birds Eye View Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, December 1, 2024 - Departed: PHD, Midvale, OH - Airport: PHD, New Philadelphia, runway 33, 3,951 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: ADS-B, Stall warning system ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 260° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 48 °F, dew point 27 °F - Altimeter: 30.15 inHg - Observed at: PHD, 3 nm away - METAR: KPHD 012053Z AUTO 26004KT 10SM CLR 09/M03 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP213 T00891028 56020 ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20250401005189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250401005189A), Apr 1, 2025: Cessna 310Q, Midvale, OH, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On 04/01/2025 approximately 1720 local time a Cessna model 310Q was damaged when it was involved in an accident near Midvale, OH. The pilot was fatally… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.