Cessna 310L N2230F
14 March 1999 · Angel Fire, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 March 1999 at about 19:55 local time, a Cessna 310L registered N2230F was involved in an accident near Angel Fire, New Mexico, United States. 6 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Angel Fire, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Angel Fire (AXX)
- Coordinates
- 36.3910, -105.2695
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310L
- Registration
- N2230F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Sherman/Denison
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN99LA055
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Probable cause
The pilot's exceeding the airplane's weight and balance limitations. A factor was the high density altitude weather condition.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot had the fuel tanks topped-off, and he embarked five passengers with their baggage. He departed on runway 35, and immediately raised the landing gear after liftoff. He felt the airplane 'settle a little,' and he put the landing gear back down. The airplane impacted a fence during the forced landing attempt. The airport's elevation was 8,382 feet msl, and the density altitude was 9,419 feet msl. The airplane's certified maximum gross takeoff weight was 5,200 pounds, and the calculated actual takeoff weight was estimated at 5,459 pounds.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan 1999 | Cessna 310N | Clearwater, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1999 | Cessna 310R | Columbus, Georgia, United States | Maxwell Gunter AF Aero Club | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1999 | Cessna 310Q | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 1999 | Cessna 310N | Cecilia, Kentucky, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 31 Jul 1999 | Cessna 310N | Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States | Bahram Akradi | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1999 | Cessna 310R | Monticello, New York, United States | Primac Courier Inc | No injuries | - |
All 1,745 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1999 | Cessna P210N | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 3 Aug 1999 | Cessna 172P | Grants, New Mexico, United States | Robertson Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Aug 1999 | Cessna 337 | Edgewood, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1999 | Bellanca 17-30A | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jan 1999 | Mooney M20E | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1999 | Beechcraft B-60 | Angel Fire, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |