# NTSB Accident NYC95FA195
> **Cessna 310R** · 1995-08-16 · ALTOONA, PA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC95FA195
- **Event ID:** 20001207X04342
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-08-16
- **Location:** ALTOONA, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.309455, -78.319511
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 310R
- **Registration:** N2640L
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

propagation of corrosion cracks in the right engine overboard exhaust stack and fatigue failure of the exhaust stack, which resulted in escape of hot/high velocity gases, in-flight fire, emergency descent, and subsequent collision with trees during an approach for a forced landing.  Darkness and mountainous/hilly terrain were related factors.

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