Cessna 310N N588JL

Summary

On 26 May 2002 at about 00:55 local time, a Cessna 310N registered N588JL, operated by Larry M. Curtis, was involved in an accident near Dayton, Nevada, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 May 2002 at 00:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Dayton, Nevada, United States

Nearest airport

Dayton Valley Airpark (NV11)

Coordinates

39.2378, -119.5572

Aircraft

Cessna 310N

Registration

N588JL

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Larry M. Curtis

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Watsonville → Dayton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX02LA177

1 person had minor injuries.

A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's failure to use a checklist and position the fuel selectors to tanks containing fuel.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane collided with terrain short of the airport following a dual engine loss of power. The pilot reported verbally to the Safety Board that while on final approach to the uncontrolled airport the left engine quit. He secured the engine, then the right engine quit. At that point, the pilot realized that he was landing on the auxiliary fuel tanks, which were nearly empty, and the airplane was too low to attempt an engine restart. He stated that there were no malfunctions with the airplane or the engines, and that he had failed to change the fuel selectors to the main fuel tanks.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.