Cessna 310J accident near Inola, OK
On December 12, 2021, a Cessna 310J (airplane) was involved in an accident near Inola, OK. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 12, 2021
- Place
- Inola, OK
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310J · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.221°N, 95.519°W
- NTSB ID
- 20211212104389
Official records · CEN22FA070
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- NTSB ATC Report: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- NTSB ATC Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn December 12, 2021, about 0931 central standard time, a Cessna 310J airplane, N3187L, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Inola, Oklahoma. The pilot sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 ferry flight. According to the airplane owner, he purchased the airplane in March 2020 and then became ill, which precluded him from flying the airplane. In March 2021, the owner requested a maintenance company at Tulsa International Airport (TUL) where the airplane was located to complete a required annual inspection, and the maintenance company performed a short maintenance test flight, which was the first flight since March 2020. Due to several discrepancies found during the initial inspection, which included airframe corrosion and a recommendation for both engines to be overhauled, the maintenance company would not complete the annual inspection without the discrepancies being corrected. Several months later, the owner then elected to hire the accident pilot, who was also a mechanic that had previously worked on the airplane, to ferry the airplane to North Carolina to complete the overdue annual inspection. Before the ferry flight, the airplane fuel tanks were topped off with fuel, and the pilot completed a preflight inspection that the owner estimated took about 1 hour. The pilot then started the engines and taxied the airplane for departure. A few minutes later, the owner, who was listening to air traffic control (ATC) communications on a handheld radio, heard the pilot inform ATC tha
Probable cause
The loss of airplane control for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.
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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.
