Cessna 310F accident near Carmel Valley, CA
On April 22, 2001, a Cessna 310F (airplane) was involved in an accident near Carmel Valley, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 22, 2001
- Place
- Carmel Valley, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310F · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.389°N, 121.650°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010507X00898
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 22, 2001, at 1108 hours Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 310F, N5834X, was destroyed by impact with mountainous terrain, 3 miles northwest of Carmel Valley, California. The airline transport certificated pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The personal flight was operated by the owner under 14 CFR Part 91. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and the aircraft was operating on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan. The flight originated at the Monterey Peninsula airport at 1105. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Southwest Region Quality Assurance Office, the aircraft arrived at Monterey from Carson City, Nevada, on a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan. Upon arrival at Monterey, the pilot requested an instrument clearance from VFR conditions on top and executed an instrument approach and landing at Monterey; landing about 1030. According to a transcript of communications, at 1052:53, the pilot contacted Monterey Air Traffic Control Tower and requested an instrument clearance to VFR conditions on top. The tower issued a clearance to the "Salinas VOR [navigational aide] via the SECA 2 departure, climb to and report reaching VFR conditions on top, if not on top by 6,000 [feet] maintain 6,000 and advise, tops last reported 2,300 [feet], departure frequency will be 133.0, [transponder] squawk will be assigned." The pilot read back the clearance but omitted the assigned altitude in the read-back. The controller restated, "your altitude is 6,000." The pilot acknowledged "6,000." At 1100:05, the aircraft wa
Probable cause
The in-flight loss of control of the airplane in instrument meteorological conditions for undetermined reasons.
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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.
