Cessna 310R accident near Altoona, PA
On August 16, 1995, a Cessna 310R (airplane) was involved in an accident near Altoona, PA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 16, 1995
- Place
- Altoona, PA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310R · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.309°N, 78.320°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X04342
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 16, 1995, about 0148 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 310R, N2640L, registered to Bastille Corporation, was destroyed during a forced landing, near Altoona, Pennsylvania. The airline transport pilot and the commercial pilot were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. An IFR flight plan had been filed for the flight, which departed Carlisle, Pennsylvania, about 0130. The on demand air taxi flight was being conducted in accordance with Title 14 CFR Part 135. While in cruise flight, en route to Detroit, Michigan, the pilot was in contact with the Cleveland Air Route Control Center, Morgantown Radar Position (MGW-R). The pilot informed the controller at Cleveland that he had an engine problem, declared an emergency and requested a landing at the nearest airport. At 0139:12, the pilot of N2640L (N40L), made initial contact with the MGW-R controller, and reported that he was at an altitude of 10,000 feet mean sea level (msl). The controller acknowledged the transmission, and issued the altimeter setting. The pilot told the MGW-R controller, at 0141:14, that he had to look "at one engine" and was requesting a "lower altitude in a slow descent...back to six thousand...." The controller approved the pilot's request. At 0145:44, the pilot of N40L radioed, "...center two six four zero lima declaring emergency vectors to nearest airport." The controller replied by telling the pilot to "fly heading of 230, [this will] be vectors to Altoona...maintain [altitude] four thousand six hundred." The controller continued to vector the pilot to Al
Probable cause
propagation of corrosion cracks in the right engine overboard exhaust stack and fatigue failure of the exhaust stack, which resulted in escape of hot/high velocity gases, in-flight fire, emergency descent, and subsequent collision with trees during an approach for a forced landing. Darkness and mountainous/hilly terrain were related factors.
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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.
