Cessna 310Q N30LC
30 December 1994 · St. Augustine, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 30 December 1994 at about 23:30 local time, a Cessna 310Q registered N30LC was involved in an accident near St. Augustine, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St. Augustine, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- St. Augustine (SGJ)
- Coordinates
- 29.8905, -81.3099
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310Q
- Registration
- N30LC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → West Palm Beach
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- ATL95FA031
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT'S ATTEMPTED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WHICH RESULTED IN SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AND LOSS OF CONTROL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN WHEN THE PRIVATE PILOT DEPARTED FROM ST AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA INTO KNOWN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE PILOT WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. AT 1845, THE ST AUGUSTINE AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVATION SYSTEM (AWOS) RECORDED A CEILING OF 500 FEET AND VISIBILITY OF FIVE MILES. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE DEPART TO THE NORTH, THEN TURN RIGHT. SHORTLY AFTERWARD, IMPACT SOUNDS WERE HEARD. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINES REVEALED THAT THEY EXHIBITED NO OPERATIONAL ABNORMALITIES. THE PILOT OBTAINED A WEATHER BRIEFING FROM GAINESVILLE AUTOMATED FLIGHT SERVICE STATION AND WAS INFORMED THAT FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES WAS NOT RECOMMENDED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 310 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 1994 | Cessna 310Q | Salem, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1994 | Cessna 310Q | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States | Peter L. Schaffer | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1994 | Cessna 310J | Ocala, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1994 | Cessna 310R | Rochester, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1994 | Cessna 310R | Rawlins, Wyoming, United States | Schultz, Mark, L. | Fatal | 4 |
| 3 Sep 1994 | Cessna 310R | Blain, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
All 1,745 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jan 1994 | Piper PA-32R-301 | Live Oak, Florida, United States | Barker, Sirios C. | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 1994 | Aerospatiale AS-350 | Lakeland, Florida, United States | Bulldog Airlines Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
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| 21 Jan 1994 | Cessna 152 | Osprey, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 1994 | Boeing A75N1 | Zellwood, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1994 | Piper PA-28-180 | Boynton Beach, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |