Cessna 310G N7962Q

Summary

On 7 November 1985 at about 22:29 local time, a Cessna 310G registered N7962Q, operated by Spiritual Word Ministries, was involved in an accident near Fort Pierce, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

7 November 1985 at 22:29

Classification

Accident

Location

Fort Pierce, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Ft. Pierce (FPR)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 310G

Registration

N7962Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Spiritual Word Ministries

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Ferry

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Freeport → Ft.pierce

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

MIA86LA026

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE AC DEPARTED ON A FERRY FLIGHT WITH THE LANDING GEAR CLAMPED IN THE DOWN POSITION AND LEAKING FUEL SYSTEM FROM A PREVIOUS ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL ARRIVAL AT THE DESTIN ATION AIRPORT. THE LEFT ENGINE FAILED ON THE DOWNWIND LEG OF THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. THE LEFT ENGINE PROPELLER WAS NOT FEATHERED. THE LEFT MAIN FUEL TANK AND AUX TANK WERE FOUND EMPTY. THE PILOT SELECTED 45 DEGREES OF FLAP AND THEN THE RIGHT ENGINE FAILED. THE RIGHT ENGINE PROPELLER WAS NOT FEATHERED. THE RIGHT MAIN FUEL TANK WAS FOUND EMPTY AND THE AUX TANK WAS FOUND FULL . THE AC THEN STRUCK THE GROUND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND THE LANDING GEAR SHEARED OFF AND THE AC SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.