5 killed after a 1963 Cessna 310H plane crashed in a remote mountainous region of Colorado

1963 Cessna 310H planes similar to the one that crashed 


'No Survivors Expected' in Small Plane Crash in San Juan County, Colorado

by Elisha Fieldstadt

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015


A small plane crash in a remote mountainous region of Colorado likely killed everyone on board, authorities said Monday.

The Cessna 310 crashed Sunday in the San Juan Mountains, near Telluride, Colorado, National Transportation Safety Board spokesman Peter Knudson told NBC News.

The NTSB originally said five people were on the twin-engine aircraft when it went down about 4:35 p.m. (6:35 p.m.), but the San Juan County Sheriff's Office, which sent crews to the scene with Colorado National Guardsmen, said four people were on board.

"No survivors expected," the sheriff's office wrote on a Twitter account that a sheriff's office spokeswoman confirmed was operated by county officials. The remains of all of the passengers were extricated from the crash site by Monday afternoon, the sheriff's office said.


All rescuers safely out of the field, and bringing home the remains of all passengers! Investigation in the hands of the NTSB now.— SjcColoradoSheriff (@sjccolorado) September 7, 2015

The victims of the crash had not yet been identified, Knudson said. He said the confusion about the number of people on board might be the result of an inaccurate flight plan filed with the Federal Aviation Administration.

A Cessna 310 en route from Flagstaff, Arizona, to Amarillo, Texas, was reported overdue by a relative of someone on the plane Sunday, FAA spokesman Ian Gregor told NBC News. Gregor said the FAA had not yet confirmed that the crashed plane and the plane headed for Texas were the same.

Investigators with the NTSB and FAA were expected to arrive at the crash site Monday night, Gregor said. 

Date:	06-SEP-2015
Time:	Afternoon
Type:	1963 Cessna 310H
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N1099Q
C/n / msn:	310H0099
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Other fatalities:	0
Airplane damage:	Unknown
Location:	Near Ironton, east of Telluride, CO -   United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Unknown
Departure airport:	Flagstaff Pulliam (KFLG)
Destination airport:	Tucumcari Muni (KTCC)

Narrative:
The aircraft impacted mountainous terrain in San Juan County near Ironton, Colorado. The airplane sustained unreported damage and at present the occupant number is five onboard having received fatal injuries. Sources: 
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=179350 http://www.9news.com/story/news/local/2015/09/06/missing-plane-barstow-telluride-cap/71823226/
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/searchers-find-plane-wreckage-in-remote-mountain-area-of-san-juan-county-
http://www.denverpost.com/environment/ci_28771604/no-survivors-expected-sw-colorado-small-plane-crash
http://www.nbc11news.com/home/headlines/Civil-Air-Patrol-is-called-out-to-search-for-missing-aircraft-near-Telluride-325180781.html?device=tablet&c=y
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=1099Q
http://www.nbc11news.com/home/headlines/Civil-Air-Patrol-is-called-out-to-search-for-missing-aircraft-near-Telluride-325180781.html?device=tablet&c=

Aircraft Registration (N1099Q)

Aircraft Summary
Summary	Owner	Airworthiness	Serial Number
1963 CESSNA 310H Fixed wing multi engine (6 seats / 2 engines)	RAGGIO HAROLD NEWBERRY SPRINGS, CA (Individual)	Standard/Normal	310H0099
Engine	Weight	Speed	Mode S Code
CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES Horsepower: 260 (Reciprocating)	Less than 12,500lbs	167mph	50024705 / A029C5

Registration Details
Status	Certificate Issue Date	Airworthiness Date	Last Action Date	Expiration
Assigned	2014-08-15	1963-06-07	2014-08-15	2017-08-31

Registration History
Date	Owner	Location
15-Aug-2014	RAGGIO HAROLD	NEWBERRY SPRINGS CA
29-Jan-2011	AIRCAPITAL NEVADA INC	CARSON CITY NV
29-Aug-2009	AWOTONA OLAJIDE A	BIRMINGHAM AL
08-Sep-2006	AIRLEASE NEVADA LLC	CARSON CITY NV
02-Jun-2006	AIR AMERICA INC	CHEYENNE WY