ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 379614
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| Date: | Monday 30 April 1984 |
| Time: | 21:37 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 310Q |
| Owner/operator: | Griffco Plastics, Inc. |
| Registration: | N80GC |
| MSN: | 310Q0921 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Engine model: | Continental I0-540 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Keystone Hgts, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT CRASHED WHILE THE PLT WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF FROM RWY 10, WHICH WAS NOT LIGHTED. TIRE MARKS SHOWED THAT THE ACFT HAD RUN OFF THE RWY ABOUT 1200 FROM THE THRESHOLD. AFTER LEAVING THE RWY, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES BEFORE COMING TO REST. BOTH MAIN WINGTIP TANKS WERE RUPTURED & HAD SEPARATED FROM THE ACFT. NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL SPILLAGE WAS FOUND WHERE THE WINGTIP TANKS CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS & NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE AUXILIARY TANKS. THE RIGHT PROP BLADES WERE CURLED AFT DURING THE CRASH SEQUENCE. THE LEFT PROP BLADES WERE RELATIVELY UNDAMAGED. NO PREIMPACT/MECHANICAL PROBLEM OF THE LEFT ENG WAS FOUND. A QUANTITY OF MARIJUANA WAS FOUND NEAR THE ACFT & EVIDENCE OF MARIJUANA RESIDUE WAS FOUND IN THE CABIN. THE AIRCREW HAD ABANDONED THE ACFT & THE TRUE OWNER WAS NOT VERIFIED.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA84FA157
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Apr-2024 07:38 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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