Plane Crash List

Cessna 310B N131X

28 January 2015 · Rothville, Missouri, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 28 January 2015 at about 09:00 local time, a Cessna 310B registered N131X, operated by Tommy Lee Kirk, was involved in an accident near Rothville, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 09:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Rothville, Missouri, United States
Coordinates
39.6303, -93.0189
Aircraft
Cessna 310B
Registration
N131X
Category
Airplane
Year built
1955
Engines
2
Operator
Tommy Lee Kirk
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Quitman → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night
NTSB number
CEN15CA130

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and fuel management which resulted in fuel exhaustion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that the airplane was at 8,000 feet mean sea level when it ran out of fuel. He executed a forced landing to a field which resulted in substantial damage to the airplane. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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