Cessna 310Q accident near Tiro, OH
On October 17, 1993, a Cessna 310Q (airplane) was involved in an accident near Tiro, OH. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 17, 1993
- Place
- Tiro, OH
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310Q · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.919°N, 82.791°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X13626
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 17, 1993, at 0945, eastern daylight time, a Cessna 310Q, N1972D, owned and piloted by Dr. Daniel K. Faber, of Orlando, Florida, experienced an inflight breakup and collided with the ground at Tiro, Ohio. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed. The airplane was on an instrument flight plan. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed. The departure point was Ann Arbor, Michigan. The destination was Ashville, North Carolina. The flight was operated under 14 CFR 91. The pilot of N1972Q was flying at 7000 feet, and was under the control of Mansfield Approach Control, Mansfield, Ohio. He had given a pilot report of flying between cloud layers, with light rain, a few minutes prior to the accident. At 0943:19, the pilot again stated he was still in the clear, between cloud layers, with very light rain. At 0946:46, the controller noticed the airplane had disappeared from his radar scope and asked the pilot to recycle the transponder. No reply was received from the pilot. A witness, Ms. Amy Wagner stated, "...I heard an engine sound getting louder and louder as it came closer. It sounded like it was in full throttle with no sputtering sound. All of a sudden, the sound ended completely in a loud crash...." Another witness, Gerry Crouse saw the airplane descend out of the clouds and breaking up. Initially the airplane was at a 45 degree angle and then the dive was steeper with a engine roar at a high pitch. Witnesses said it was raining at the time of the accident. Recorded radar data showed the airplane maintaining bet
Probable cause
LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON, AND SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT THAT RESULTED IN THE STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRPLANE BEING EXCEEDED AND AIRFRAME FAILURE.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
