Cessna 310Q accident near Ada, OK
On July 24, 2005, a Cessna 310Q (airplane) was involved in an accident near Ada, OK. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 24, 2005
- Place
- Ada, OK
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310Q · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.799°N, 96.696°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050801X01121
Official records · DFW05FA188
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 24, 2005, at 1752 central daylight time, a twin-engine Cessna 310Q airplane, N1971W, was destroyed when it collided with terrain shortly after takeoff from Runway 17 at the Ada Municipal Airport (ADA) near Ada, Oklahoma. The airline transport pilot, the two passengers, and a dog, were fatally injured. The airplane was registered to Stoneair Charter Services, LLC, of Centrahoma, Oklahoma, and was being operated by the pilot. No flight plan was filed for the flight destined for the Cushing Municipal Airport (CUH), near Cushing, Oklahoma. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Security cameras were installed and operational at various locations around the Ada Municipal Airport. A review of the images obtained by these cameras revealed that the movement of the airplane was captured during the following phases of flight: preflight, engine starts, taxi toward the runway, take off, and impact. The airplane's engine run-up (if conducted) and take off roll were not captured on video. Between 1751:25 and 1751:30, the airplane appeared on video traveling from left to right just as it began its initial take off climb from Runway 17 (a 6,203-foot-long and 100-foot-wide asphalt runway). The airplane's altitude appeared to be just below the level of the tops of the trees that were located east of the runway. It was during this time that a sudden burst of white-colored smoke was observed coming from behind the right engine. The airplane is then observed entering a right hand turn t
Probable cause
The loss of engine power as a result of a fatigue fracture in one of the crankshaft gear teeth for undetermined reasons. Also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain control of the twin-engine airplane after the power loss, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent collision with terrain.
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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.
