Cessna 310Q accident near Milledgeville, GA

On August 23, 2025, a Cessna 310Q (airplane) was involved in an accident near Milledgeville, GA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date
August 23, 2025
Place
Milledgeville, GA
Aircraft
Cessna 310Q · Airplane
Injuries
1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Position
33.145°N, 83.368°W
NTSB ID
20250824200847

NTSB summary

On August 23, 2025, about 1825 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 310Q, N7664Q was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Milledgeville, Georgia. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations personal flight. According to a witness, the pilot, who was based in Hilton Head, South Carolina, had flown to Fairfield County Airport (FDW), Winnsboro, South Carolina to obtain an instrument flight rules (equipment) recertification. Once completed, the pilot departed runway 4 at FDW about 1723 on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan to Baldwin County Regional Airport (MLJ), Milledgeville, Georgia, about 130 nautical miles to the south-southwest. Preliminary air traffic control communications and ADS-B data provided by the Federal Aviation Administration showed that after departure the pilot made a right turn and flew east for about 6 miles then made a left 360° turn to the southwest while climbing to an en route cruising altitude of about 10,000 ft mean sea level (msl). Altitudes, ground speeds and headings were consistent throughout the en route portion of the flight. As the airplane approached the initial approach fix (IBUDY) for the RNAV GPS 10 arrival to MLJ, the pilot was in communications with the Atlanta radar approach controller. The pilot was issued a descent to 4,000 ft, provided the MLJ altimeter, and asked to verify that he was in receipt of the weather. The pilot responded with confirmation and was subsequently cleared for the RNAV Runway 10 Approach; the controller instructed the pilot to p

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