Cessna T310R N3180M

Summary

On 31 August 2008 at about 13:40 local time, a Cessna T310R registered N3180M was involved in an accident near Latrobe, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

31 August 2008 at 13:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Latrobe, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Arnold Palmer Regional (LBE)

Coordinates

40.4608, -79.6078

Aircraft

Cessna T310R

Registration

N3180M

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Latrobe → Latrobe

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA08FA177

1 person died.

The pilot's impairment/incapacitation (cardiovascular) resulting in the pilot being unable to control the airplane.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

A witness reported that she was outside of her home when she saw the two-engine airplane flying low over her house. The airplane flew with "the left wing up and the right wing down," the engines sounded like they were "running at full power," and the airplane was "descending very fast." As she watched the airplane clear trees and disappear from view, she heard a "thud" which was followed by a plume of white and gray smoke. She then ran towards the smoke, and found the downed airplane in a heavily wooded area. Examination of the airplane revealed no evidence of preimpact mechanical failure or malfunction. The pilot did not hold a current Federal Aviation Administration medical certificate and had been hospitalized for congestive heart failure several months prior to the accident. The pilot’s cardiologist stated the decedent should not have been flying with his medical condition.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.