Cessna 310I N8175M

Summary

On 25 October 2004 at about 19:35 local time, a Cessna 310I registered N8175M was involved in an accident near Draper, Utah, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 October 2004 at 19:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Draper, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Provo Muni (PVU)

Coordinates

40.6333, -111.8833

Aircraft

Cessna 310I

Registration

N8175M

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Boise → Spanish Fork

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN05CA015

2 people had minor injuries.

the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning and decision making, and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed resulting in a stall.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he "encountered rising terrain and pitched the aircraft up." The pilot stated that he saw terrain ahead of his flight path but "was too close to reverse course." The pilot stated that he "aligned the aircraft with the slope of the terrain and heard the stall warning" prior to impacting terrain. The airplane came to rest inverted, sustaining substantial damage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.