- Date
- May 3, 1992, 18:12 local (22:12 UTC)
- Place
- Odessa, FL
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N300DGCessna 310Q
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920503013139A
- Case key
- 32988
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Probable cause
Loss of engine power on initial takeoff climb on all engines for undetermined reasons. This resulted in a forced landing, in flight collision with trees, terrain, and postcrash fire.
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
The commercial pilot departed on a VFR flight in VFR conditions. No flight plan was filed. Witnesses stated the airplane climbed to about 50-75 feet AGL when the landing gear was retracted. The airplane was observed to drift to the left of the runway and did not appear to gain any additional altitude. The airplane continued to about 3/4 of a mile off the departure end of the runway, when the airplane disappeared below the tree line colliding with trees and the ground. A postcrash fire ensued, and the pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The investigation, including an examination of the engines and propellers, did not reveal evidence to explain a lose of engine power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N300DG
- Reported as
- Cessna 310Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3100-0486
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520B, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Randall, Asa T.
- Registered owner
- Smith, Gregory W.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 2, 2000
- Destination
- BGE · Bainbridge, GA
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 7,400 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TPA, 11 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.