Cessna 310N N4166Q
9 September 1987 · Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 September 1987 at about 13:52 local time, a Cessna 310N registered N4166Q was involved in an accident near Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 13:52
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Williamsport (IPT)
- Coordinates
- 41.2295, -77.0303
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310N
- Registration
- N4166Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Philadelphia
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC87LA256
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
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
AFTER LANDING, THE CARGO WAS UNLOADED & THE ACFT WAS PREPARED FOR DEPARTURE. THE PLT STATED THE PREFLIGHT WAS NORMAL & SATISFACTORY. HE RPRTD THAT WHEN THE LEFT ENG WAS STARTED, HE HEARD A LOUD 'POP' & OBSERVED 'FLAME TRACES AND SMOKE.' HE IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN THE ENG & EXITED THE ACFT TO INVESTIGATE. HE FOUND THAT ABOUT 4' OF THE OUTBOARD, LEADING EDGE SECTION OF THE LEFT WING HAD EXPLODED & BUCKLED. HE STATED THAT FLAMES & SMOKE WERE VISIBLE & IMMEDIATELY EXTINGUISHED. THE PLT RPRTD THE LEFT FUEL STRAINER CORK GASKET WAS FAULTY. DRY FUEL STAINS WERE FOUND ON THE BOTTOM OF THE LEFT WING, LEFT FLAP, LEFT ENG NACELLE & LEFT LANDING GEAR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 310 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 1987 | Cessna 310D | Athens, Georgia, United States | Robert Shields | No injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1987 | Cessna 310N | Bellingham, Washington, United States | Cascade Flight School | Fatal | 4 |
| 24 Jan 1987 | Cessna 310P | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 Apr 1987 | Cessna 310Q | Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States | Rsvp USA, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1987 | Cessna 310J | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1987 | Cessna 310Q | Montgomery, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
All 1,745 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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