Cessna 310Q N69980
8 March 2014 · Wapakoneta, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 March 2014 at about 16:20 local time, a Cessna 310Q registered N69980 was involved in an accident near Wapakoneta, Ohio, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wapakoneta, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Neil Armstrong (KAXV)
- Coordinates
- 40.4936, -84.2981
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310Q
- Registration
- N69980
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1974
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- North Canton → Wapakoneta
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN14LA159
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
A fire due to a fuel leak of the cabin heater system. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate maintenance of the airplane, which failed to identify leaks in the heater system.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the private pilot, the cross-country flight was uneventful. As he parked the airplane on the ramp at the conclusion of the flight, a "puff of smoke" came from below the instrument panel. The pilot immediately shut down the electrical system, but the smoke continued to increase. He completed the airplane shutdown checklist, then he and the passengers exited the airplane. After exiting the airplane, the pilot stated he could hear fire in the nose compartment and saw paint on the nose compartment beginning to discolor. He removed the nose access panel and extinguished the fire with a fire extinguisher. The heater had a history of fuel leaks, as evidenced by cracks found in the heater and fuel evaporation marks in the fuel pump box. Airplane maintenance manuals and manufacturer service bulletins recommended recurring inspections of the heater system and fuel lines, but there was no documentation in the airplane's maintenance records that the inspections had been completed.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec 2014 | Cessna 310J | San Antonio, Texas, United States | Alpha Tango Flying Service Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 2014 | Cessna 310N | Liberty, North Carolina, United States | Bullock James R JR | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 2014 | Cessna 310K | El Dorado, Kansas, United States | Lakepoint Aviation II LLC | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jan 2014 | Cessna 310R | Waterford, Michigan, United States | Royal Air Freight, Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Oct 2014 | Cessna 310R | Governors Harbor, Bahamas | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Jan 2014 | Cessna 310I | Aurora, Colorado, United States | Flying Fools LLC | No injuries | - |
All 1,745 records for this type
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