- Date
- November 16, 1991, 16:50 local (22:50 UTC)
- Place
- Waller, TX
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6704TCessna 310C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 23, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19911116051889A
- Case key
- 18339
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Probable cause
The loss of directional control as result of the velocity minimum control airspeed not being maintained. A factor was that the maneuver was initiated at an inadequate altitude too low for the pilot to recover.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
A 250 hour private pilot was undergoing final instruction in preparation for an upcoming multiengine rating checkride. The airplane was observed on an easterly heading under a 3,500 cloud cover. Power to both engines was interrupted and a glide established with gear and flaps extended. A few seconds later, the power was reestablished and a climb attitude established. A smaller secondary power reduction was heard, and the airplane snapped into a spin. Recovery was initiated, but it was not possible due to the low entry altitude.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6704T
- Reported as
- Cessna 310C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 39004
- Airframe hours
- 4,634
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-D, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Jones, Dean R.
- Registered owner
- Jones, Dean R.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 6, 1991 · 53 hours before
- Departed
- DWH · Tomball, TX
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 250 total · 167 in this make and model · 10 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IAH, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.