Cessna 310B N5419A

Summary

On 21 November 2012 at about 22:15 local time, a Cessna 310B registered N5419A, operated by Crawford Roger W, was involved in an accident near Mancelona, Michigan, 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

21 November 2012 at 22:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Mancelona, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Lakes of the North Airport (4Y4)

Coordinates

44.9100, -84.9111

Aircraft

Cessna 310B

Registration

N5419A

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Crawford Roger W

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mancelona → Mancelona

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CEN13FA069

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane after a loss of right engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination revealed no preimpact malfunction or anomaly that would have precluded normal operation.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

A witness saw the airplane depart, however the accident was unobserved. The airplane was discovered 2 days later in a heavily wooded area about 1 mile from the departure end of the runway and about 3/4 mile to the right of the extended runway centerline. The airplane was almost inverted when it impacted the ground. Normal traffic pattern direction at the uncontrolled airport was to the left for this runway and the pilot was known to follow this requirement closely. The accident site's location relative to the departure runway centerline and the airplane's nearly inverted attitude at impact were both consistent with the pilot's failure to maintain a minimum control airspeed and a subsequent loss of control roll to the right. The right fuel boost pump switch was found in the "on" position, whereas the left boost pump switch was found in the "off" position. Although the right fuel boost pump switch may have moved due to impact, the as-found position was consistent with the pilot attempting to correct for a loss of right engine power during takeoff. Examination of the airframe, engine, and propeller did not reveal any anomalies associated with a preimpact failure or malfunction.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.