Cessna 310C N311V

Summary

On 11 June 2005 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 310C registered N311V was involved in an accident near Ray, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 June 2005 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Ray, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Ray Community Airport (57D)

Coordinates

42.7804, -82.9309

Aircraft

Cessna 310C

Registration

N311V

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ray → Nauvoo

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI05LA140

2 people were seriously injured.

The loss of power on the left engine for undetermined reasons and the flightcrew's failure to maintain aircraft control following the loss of power.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The twin-engine airplane was destroyed when it impacted the ground shortly after takeoff. There was a postimpact fire. The left seat pilot had just purchased the airplane. He did not possess a rating for multiengine airplanes. The right seat pilot was a certified flight instructor (CFI) and had a rating for multi-engine airplanes. He listed 62.5 hours total multi-engine experience, 32 hours experience as a multi-engine instructor, and 20.3 hours in the same make and model as the accident airplane. The CFI reported that shortly after takeoff, the left wing "dipped." He reported that he had no recollection of the accident sequence after that point. Both pilots listed "left engine failure" in the malfunction portion of their reports. Postaccident examination of the airplane failed to reveal any anomalies that could be determined to have existed prior to the impact.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.