Cessna 310N N5060Q
3 April 1985 · Abiquiu, New Mexico, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 3 April 1985 at about 22:30 local time, a Cessna 310N registered N5060Q was involved in an accident near Abiquiu, New Mexico, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Abiquiu, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ghost Ranch (50E)
- Coordinates
- 36.1991, -106.3095
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310N
- Registration
- N5060Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Albuquerque
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN85LA110
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF FROM A ROUGH, UNIMPROVED AIRSTRIP WITH A 3% UPHILL GRADIENT, HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, AND GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITIONS. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, LIFTED THE AIRPLANE OFF THE GROUND, CLEARED A BOUNDARY FENCE, STALLED, AND CRASHED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 310 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 1985 | Cessna 310Q | Beaver, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1985 | Cessna 310Q | Plato Center, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1985 | Cessna 310 | Angel Fire, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1985 | Cessna 310G | Fort Pierce, Florida, United States | Spiritual Word Ministries | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1985 | Cessna 310L | Albany, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 1985 | Cessna 310B | Shelbyville, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,745 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1985 | Cessna 210B | Lordsburg, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-28-140 | Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1985 | Beechcraft F33A | Santa Teresa, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-28-140D | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1985 | Cessna 337 | Belen, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1985 | Bellanca 17-30A | Taos, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |