Cessna T310R accident near Heber City, UT
On April 17, 2006, a Cessna T310R (airplane) was involved in an accident near Heber City, UT. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 17, 2006
- Place
- Heber City, UT
- Aircraft
- Cessna T310R · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.473°N, 111.135°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060428X00490
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 17, 2006, at 1026 mountain daylight time, a Cessna T310R, N289WB, owned and piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed when it impacted mountainous terrain 15 nautical miles (nm) east of Heber City, Utah. A post impact fire ensued. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal business flight was being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan had been filed. The pilot was fatally injured. The cross-country flight departed Billings, Montana, approximately 0730, and was en route to Cedar City, Utah. The pilot was traveling to Palm Springs, California, for a medical conference. At 0955:22, a Salt Lake City (SLC) Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) controller rerouted the flight to MEGIE intersection then direct to Cedar City, due to poor weather in the Salt Lake area. National Track Analysis Program (NTAP) radar data depicted the airplane reverse course from a southerly track to a northerly track at 1023:54. At 1024:04, the pilot reported to SLC ARTCC that he "just lost manifold pressure in [his] left engine" and that he needed to "go lower." The controller cleared the pilot to descend from 16,000 feet mean sea level (msl) to 14,000 feet msl. At 1025:07, the center controller asked the pilot if he had reversed course due to his engine problem and the pilot acknowledged in the affirmative. The controller assigned the pilot another frequency and the pilot acknowledged the frequency change. No further transmissions were m
Probable cause
the pilot's loss of aircraft control due to the loss of engine power due to induction icing. Contributing factors include the in-flight encounter with structural icing, the severe turbulence, and the pilot's increased workload.
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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.
