Cessna 310 N310QA

Summary

On 4 August 2019 at about 21:50 local time, a Cessna 310 registered N310QA, operated by Hwy 17 Trucking Llc, was involved in an accident near De Queen, Arkansas, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 August 2019 at 21:50

Classification

Accident

Location

De Queen, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

J Lynn Helms Sevier County (DEQ)

Coordinates

34.0394, -94.4239

Aircraft

Cessna 310

Registration

N310QA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Hwy 17 Trucking Llc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Flight Test

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

De Queen → De Queen

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN19FA248

1 person died.

A loss of control for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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

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The pilots departed on a local flight in the multiengine airplane in visual meteorological conditions. Radar and GPS data showed the airplane maneuvering around the area of the departure airport at an altitude about 2,000 to 1,800 ft above ground level before it turned toward the airport and entered a descent that continued until ground contact. During the descent, the airplane’s speed slowed below its published stall speed. Examination of the airframe and engines did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane. A review of weather information found an area of cumuliform clouds and dissipating precipitation near the accident site. Although no AIRMETs or SIGMET advisories were valid for the area around the time of the accident, scattered thunderstorm activity was forecast for the area of the accident site around the accident time. During the dissipating stage, rain showers and thunderstorms are dominated by downdrafts and outflow boundaries. Although nearby surface observations did not record any gusty wind around the accident time, it is possible that the airplane encountered an area of localized outflow or turbulence that may have contributed to the accident.

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