Cessna 310Q N8187Q

Summary

On 25 May 2008 at about 14:30 local time, a Cessna 310Q registered N8187Q, operated by Levi Joseph Klapperich, was involved in an accident near Steamboat, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 May 2008 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Steamboat, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

None

Coordinates

40.4997, -106.7061

Aircraft

Cessna 310Q

Registration

N8187Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Levi Joseph Klapperich

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hayden → Fort Collins

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW08FA153

2 people died.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from mountainous terrain in day visual conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairment due to marijuana and inadequate medical oversight of the pilot by the Federal Aviation Administration.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial pilot departed on a cross-country flight over mountainous terrain in day, visual meteorological conditions. The pilot had filed a flight plan but it was never activated and an Alert Notification (ALNOT) was issued when the airplane did not reach its destination. The airplane struck trees in a shallow descent into slightly rising terrain at an elevation of 9,800 feet mean sea level, approximately 27 miles east of the departure airport. Examination of the airplane and both engines revealed no mechanical discrepancies. Postaccident toxicology testing was consistent with impairment of the pilot due to his use of marijuana within three hours of the accident. The Federal Aviation Administration was aware of multiple convictions of the pilot for alcohol-related offenses, but did not request any documentation of those convictions or additional evaluation prior to issuing the pilot a second-class medical certificate.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.