Cessna 310C accident near Calhan, CO
On August 23, 2010, a Cessna 310C (airplane) was involved in an accident near Calhan, CO. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 23, 2010
- Place
- Calhan, CO
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310C · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 38.977°N, 104.273°W
- NTSB ID
- 20100824X03440
Official records · CEN10FA493
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 23, 2010, approximately 1030 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 310C, N896H, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain four miles southeast of Calhan, Colorado. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The instructional flight was being conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulation Part 91 without a flight plan. The commercial pilot and certified flight instructor (CFI) were fatally injured. The local flight departed Meadow Lake Airport (KFLY), Colorado Springs, Colorado, approximately 1000. Friends and family members reported that the two pilots departed that morning with the objective of completing a flight review for the commercial pilot. A friend of the CFI reported speaking with him just prior to the flight. It was anticipated that it would be a quick, routine checkride, with no issues. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the airplane was "maneuvering in the practice area" and was receiving radar flight following services from Colorado Springs approach. A review of the radar data revealed that the airplane's radar track initiated at 1000 just east of KFLY at an altitude of 8,300 feet mean sea level (msl). The airplane maneuvered to the south and east of KFLY. The airplane climbed to an altitude of 10,000 feet and initiated a left turn just prior to the track being lost at an altitude of 7,200 feet msl at 1029. The wreckage of the airplane was located in a field just after 1100 by a local resident, directly below the last radar hit. PERSONNEL INFORMATION Commercial Pi
Probable cause
The pilots'failure to maintain control of the airplane which resulted in an inadvertent stall and spin.
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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.
