Cessna 310R accident near La Jolla, CA
On February 8, 1994, a Cessna 310R (airplane) was involved in an accident near La Jolla, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 8, 1994
- Place
- La Jolla, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310R · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.859°N, 117.240°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X00754
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 7, 1994, at 1936 Pacific standard time, a Cessna 310R, N1976Y, operated by Pacific Air Charter, Inc., as flight 1920, experienced an in-flight loss of control and descended into the Pacific Ocean approximately 2 miles north of La Jolla, California. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight plan was filed for the air taxi flight to Burbank, California. The airplane was destroyed, and the commercial pilot was fatally injured. The nonstop all cargo flight originated from Montgomery Field, San Diego, California, on February 7, 1994, at 1931. Recorded radar data from San Diego Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) and the Los Angeles Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) indicated that after the airplane took off, it climbed on a westerly course until passing the shoreline at approximately 2,900 feet mean sea level (transponder altitude). The airplane continued climbing while proceeding on a northwesterly course which initially nearly paralleled federal airway V23. Air traffic control authorized the pilot to climb to 6,000 feet. By 1936:11, the Mode C altitude report had reached 4,400 feet, and the aircraft had turned onto a westerly course away from V23. The ground speed was recorded at 148 knots. The radar beacon target commenced a descent while turning southward. The last radar hit for which the Mode C altitude was recorded was at 1936:25 as the target descended through 600 feet at a ground speed of 39 knots. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) quality assurance staff at its Western-Pacific
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane. Factors in the accident were the dark night lighting conditions, moderate to severe turbulence, and heavy rain.
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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.
