Cessna 310 accident near Walton, NY
On November 9, 2018, a Cessna 310 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Walton, NY. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 9, 2018
- Place
- Walton, NY
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 42.077°N, 75.214°W
- NTSB ID
- 20181109X90757
Official records · ERA19FA039
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- FAA Summary of ATC Communications: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 9, 2018, about 1500 eastern standard time, a Cessna 310R, N5044J, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Walton, New York. The airline transport pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight. According to Leidos Flight Service, the pilot filed an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan from Niagara Falls International Airport (IAG), Niagara Falls, New York, to Teterboro Airport (TEB), Teterboro, New Jersey. The pilot was employed by a 14 CFR Part 135 charter company based at TEB and was assigned to begin a charter flight as the second-in-command pilot the next day. Review of air traffic control communications and radar data provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) revealed that, about 1442, the pilot contacted the Binghamton, New York, approach controller and reported flying at 7,000 ft mean sea level (msl). The controller provided the altimeter setting, which the pilot read back. About 1459, the pilot stated, "I need to get on the ground immediately." The controller advised the pilot that the nearest airport was behind him. There were no further intelligible radio transmissions from the pilot. At 1500:21, the airplane had descended to 6,550 ft, slowed from about 200 knots (kts) to 151 kts groundspeed, and began a turn to the northeast. The airplane continued flying northeast and, at 1500:36, the airplane had descended to 5,100 ft at 196 kts groundspeed. The final radar return was recorded at 1500:50 about 1.8 nautical miles from the in
Probable cause
An in-flight fire of undetermined origin. Contributing to the accident were the severe icing conditions encountered during the final minutes of the flight, which led to a loss of airplane control.
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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.
