Cessna 310N accident near Cecilia, KY
On April 3, 1999, a Cessna 310N (airplane) was involved in an accident near Cecilia, KY. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 3, 1999
- Place
- Cecilia, KY
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310N · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.660°N, 85.950°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001205X00545
Official records · NYC99FA085
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 3, 1999, about 1320 Eastern Standard Time, a Cessna 310N, N4159Q, was destroyed when it impacted terrain in Cecilia, Kentucky, while maneuvering after takeoff from Addington Field (EKX), Elizabethtown, Kentucky. The certificated flight instructor and the certificated private pilot were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was filed for the local instructional flight, which was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to one witness, the private pilot was receiving multi-engine and instrument flight training from the flight instructor. A notebook found in the wreckage indicated that the two had flown together for 3.2 hours the previous day. Another witness stated that the pilots had also flown together earlier, on the day of the accident. They had flown a number of VOR instrument approaches, then landed to top off the fuel tanks and eat lunch. Prior to the accident flight, the witness overheard the pilots discussing "engine out" procedures and unusual attitude maneuvers. Just prior to takeoff, he heard one of the pilots on the radio report: "Departing Runway Two Three," but heard nothing from the airplane after that. A third witness observed the accident. He stated that a thunderstorm had passed through the area 20 to 30 minutes earlier, but that it was not raining when the accident occurred. He had been standing outside, about 1/4 mile south of the accident site, when he heard the sound of the airplane. Initially, he thought nothing of it because the airport was close, and the eng
Probable cause
The flight instructor's failure to maintain control of the airplane. A factor was the flight instructor's inexperience instructing in the accident airplane.
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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.
