Cessna T310 accident near Roy, UT
On January 15, 2020, a Cessna T310 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Roy, UT. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- January 15, 2020
- Place
- Roy, UT
- Aircraft
- Cessna T310 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 41.195°N, 112.012°W
- NTSB ID
- 20200115X85405
Official records · WPR20FA065
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Ogd-Tower Recording: Audio recording (MP3), on ntsb.gov
- Text Message Communication: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn January 15, 2020, about 1511 mountain standard time, a Cessna T-310P airplane, N5805M, was involved in an accident near Ogden, Utah. The pilot was the sole person onboard and was fatally injured. The airplane was operated 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a local flight. According to automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) information, the airplane departed to the north from Skypark Airport (BTF), Bountiful, Utah, and a few minutes later started its approach into Ogden-Hinckley Airport (OGD), Ogden, Utah. OGD is about 22 miles to the north of BTF. The airplane climbed during the flight to an altitude of about 5,200 ft mean sea level (msl) and reached a maximum airspeed of 145 mph. It then began a series of short descents and climbs, loosing airspeed on each climb, and partially regaining it on the descent. The final airspeed recorded was at 79 mph about a mile south of OGD. Several witnesses reported that they saw the airplane and noticed how slow it seemed to be when it was flying northbound, parallel, over the interstate highway I-15. An eyewitness who was in a store adjacent to the interstate, and about 1-1/2 miles south of OGD, heard the airplane while inside the store and went outside to get a better view. The witness described the sound as “popping,” and he thought that one of the engines was trying to be restarted. The witness reported that the airplane was flying northbound above the interstate at about 150 ft to 200 ft above the ground, and that the landing gear and the flaps were extended. A second eyewitness at the same loca
Probable cause
The pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning and fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of power to the left engine due to fuel exhaustion. Also causal was the pilot's failure to follow the one-engine inoperative checklist and maintain the airplane's minimum controllable airspeed by properly configuring the airplane, which resulted in 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.
