Cessna 310R accident near Poolville, TX
On January 14, 2024, a Cessna 310R (airplane) was involved in an accident near Poolville, TX. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 14, 2024
- Place
- Poolville, TX
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310R · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.986°N, 97.897°W
- NTSB ID
- 20240114193646
Official records · CEN24FA089
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC Transmission Excerpt: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn January 14, 2024, about 1215 central standard time, a Cessna 310R airplane, N252DL, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Poolville, Texas. The pilot and the two passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot filed an IFR flight plan for the cross-country flight. Before departing, the pilot obtained a standard weather briefing of the forecast and observed weather conditions along the route of flight, which included AIRMETs for icing conditions. ADS-B data revealed that the airplane departed Carrizo Springs Airport (CZT), Carrizo Springs, Texas, about 1100 and was en route to Bridgeport Municipal Airport (XBP), Bridgeport, Texas. A review of ATC communications records revealed that the pilot checked in at 1149 while the airplane was cruising at 7,000 ft msl. At 1158, the pilot asked the controller if there had been any reports of icing through the cloud layers, and the controller replied that there were reports of trace rime icing between 18,000 and 21,000 ft msl. The controller asked the pilot to verify that he had the current weather at XBP, which the pilot confirmed. At 1204, when the airplane was about 45 nm south of the destination airport, the controller cleared the flight to descend to 3,000 ft msl. Between 1205 and 1206, the controller and pilot exchanged brief communications about other traffic in the area. At 1208, the controller told the pilot that there was more traffic in the area, but the pilot did not respond. The controller made severa
Probable cause
Pilot incapacitation for undetermined reasons which resulted into controlled descent into terrain.
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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.
