Cessna 310K N3816X
27 February 2011 · Angleton, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 27 February 2011 at about 01:35 local time, a Cessna 310K registered N3816X, operated by Arthur Hale Consulting/Instruction, LLC, was involved in an accident near Angleton, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 01:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Angleton, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Brazoria Cty/Tx Gulf Coast Reg (LBX)
- Coordinates
- 29.1558, -95.4494
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310K
- Registration
- N3816X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Arthur Hale Consulting/Instruction, LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Angelo → Angleton
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- CEN11LA207
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a night instrument approach.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot requested and was cleared for an area navigation global positioning system instrument approach. Night visual flight conditions prevailed. According to radar data, the pilot intercepted the inbound course and descended to 800 feet above ground level, at which point radar contact was lost. The airplane collided with trees and impacted terrain 2.6 miles from the airport. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot had no recollection of the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 310 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2011 | Cessna 310F | Orange, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Mar 2011 | Cessna 310R | Smyrna, Tennessee, United States | Hudson Management Corporation | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 2011 | Cessna 310C | Lancaster, California, United States | Bush John L | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 2011 | Cessna 310R | Pikeville, Kentucky, United States | Miller Aviation LLC | Fatal | 2 |
| 1 Apr 2011 | Cessna 310F | Sanford, Florida, United States | Edward Moon | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 2011 | Cessna 310R | Bathurst Island, Australia, Australia | Private Individual | Fatal | 1 |
All 1,745 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb 2011 | Cessna 172N | Andrews, Texas, United States | Stephan Warren Company | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 2011 | Cessna 172 | Greenville, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Nov 2011 | Cessna 305A | Fredericksburg, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2011 | Fisher LANCAIR | Azle, Texas, United States | Adastral LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 2011 | Mooney M20K | Cresson, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 2011 | Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 | Kingsville, Texas, United States | Frederick P. Fiala | No injuries | - |