Cessna 310 accident near De Queen, AR
On August 4, 2019, a Cessna 310 (airplane) was involved in an accident near De Queen, AR. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 4, 2019
- Place
- De Queen, AR
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.039°N, 94.424°W
- NTSB ID
- 20190804X85923
Official records · CEN19FA248
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn August 4, 2019, at 1650 central daylight time, a Cessna 310I airplane, N310QA, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near De Queen, Arkansas. The commercial pilot was seriously injured, and the private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. A review of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) radar data revealed a radar target correlated to the accident airplane that departed from J Lynn Helms Sevier County Airport (DEQ) about 1603. The target continued southeast for about 6 miles before it turned left and proceeded northeast past Dierks, Arkansas. At 1614, the airplane’s altitude-reporting transponder indicated that the airplane was 2,500 ft mean sea level (msl) at a speed of 143 knots (kts). At 1621, the airplane made a descending 270° clockwise turn. It descended as low as 1,100 ft msl before it climbed to about 2,200 ft msl and flew to the northwest, followed by a turn southwest. The airplane then entered a descending turn and radar track data were lost at 1648. A review of data retrieved from an onboard GPS unit indicated that the airplane reached takeoff speed and climbed away from DEQ at 1603, consistent with FAA radar data. During the recorded flight, the airspeed reached a maximum of 173 knots as it maneuvered in the area around De Queen, Arkansas. At 1646, the airplane began a gradual descent from 2,000 ft msl as it turned south. Rather than continue a left turn toward DEQ, the airplane made a descending, right 270° turn. During this turn, the
Probable cause
A loss of control for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
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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.
