Cessna 310J accident near Lawrenceville, GA
On October 30, 2009, a Cessna 310J (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lawrenceville, GA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 30, 2009
- Place
- Lawrenceville, GA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310J · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.028°N, 84.005°W
- NTSB ID
- 20091030X45242
Official records · ERA10FA040
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Transcript of Radio Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 30, 2009, at 1317 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 310J, N308J, registered to KM Aviation LLC, and operated by a certificated private pilot, impacted a house shortly after takeoff from runway 7, at Gwinnett County Airport-Briscoe Field, (LZU), Lawrenceville, Georgia. The personal flight was operated under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 91 with an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan filed. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed. The pilot and one occupant of the house were killed and the airplane and house were destroyed by impact forces and a post-crash fire. The flight was destined for Sparta, Tennessee. According to witnesses who could hear the airplane, but could not see it initially due to the overcast conditions, stated that the airplane sounded normal, but at a low altitude. They then heard the engines go to what they believed was full power. One witness stated that the airplane came “screaming” out of the sky in a right-wing-low attitude, hit a tree and then the house, and exploded. Another witness, who saw the airplane as it descended out of the overcast, said the airplane was rolling to the right and the engines were at full power. He stated that it sounded like an air show airplane in a dive. The owner of the house stated that he and his wife were in the house when it was struck. He escaped out the front doors which were “blown out” and then attempted to go back in and get his wife. However, the house was fully involved with the fire and a neighbor pulled him away. The local residents called 91
Probable cause
The pilot’s loss of aircraft control while maneuvering in instrument meteorological conditions, as a result of spatial disorientation.
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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.
