Cessna 310D N6867T

Summary

On 30 June 2006 at about 14:30 local time, a Cessna 310D registered N6867T was involved in an accident near Sutton, West Virginia, 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.

Date

30 June 2006 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Sutton, West Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Braxton County Airport (48I)

Coordinates

38.6803, -80.6519

Aircraft

Cessna 310D

Registration

N6867T

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sutton → Norforlk

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC06FA162

2 people died.

The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed during takeoff-initial climb to avoid a stall/mush. A factor associated with the accident was the inadvertent stall/mush.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

After performing a preflight inspection of the airplane and taxiing to the end of the 4,000-foot long runway, the pilot began the takeoff roll. According to witnesses, before reaching the mid-point of the runway the airplane became airborne in a "tail low" pitch attitude. Shortly thereafter, the airplane banked and drifted left, over the grass, and then it banked and drifted right, but did not drift far enough to be back over the runway pavement. The airplane then began to "wobble" laterally, and "mush" or "stall" as it climbed out. The airplane subsequently struck trees located about 450 feet from the departure end of the runway in an approximate 30-degree left bank. The trees were 250 feet left of the runway centerline and 70 feet above the airport elevation. Examination of the wreckage revealed no evidence of any preimpact failures or malfunctions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.