Cessna 310Q accident near Waco, TX

On December 11, 2006, a Cessna 310Q (airplane) was involved in an accident near Waco, TX. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

December 11, 2006

Place

Waco, TX

Aircraft

Cessna 310Q · Airplane

Injuries

3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

31.610°N, 97.230°W

NTSB ID

20061218X01801

Official records · DFW07FA036

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

Air traffic control records

• Transcript of Radio Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• Transcript of Radio Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 10, 2006, about 1859 central standard time, a twin-engine Cessna 310Q airplane, N69677, was destroyed when it collided with terrain while executing an instrument approach to the Waco Regional Airport, near Waco, Texas. The commercial pilot and the two passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was registered to a private company and operated by the pilot. An instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the flight that originated at the Harry Anders/Natchez Adams County Airport, near Natchez, Mississippi, about 1700. Night instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the business flight conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Prior to departure, the pilot obtained four weather briefings and filed an IFR flight plan with the Anniston Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS), Anniston, Alabama. During each call, a briefer provided the pilot the current and forecasted weather at Waco Regional Airport, which included marginal and instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). A review of air traffic control (ATC) communications revealed that the pilot was cleared to fly direct from the Natchez Airport to the Waco Regional Airport. As the pilot approached the Waco Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) area, he received radar vectors to intercept the localizer course for the instrument landing system (ILS) RWY 19 approach at the Waco Regional Airport. At 1848, an approach controller provided the accident pilot weather information obtained from a pilot, who had just executed the ILS RWY 19 approach and landed without

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed to avoid a stall during the instrument landing approach, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with terrain. Also causal was the pilot's impairment due to prohibited drugs. Factors associated with the accident are an inadvertent stall, a low ceiling, dark night, and the pilot's lack of currency in instrument flight rules.

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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.