ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 136285
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| Date: | Saturday 28 May 1983 |
| Time: | 13:10 |
| Type: |  Cessna 310 |
| Owner/operator: | Sam Enoch Pruett |
| Registration: | N8KD |
| MSN: | 35171 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5296 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-540-A1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Decatur, AL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| 81J | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
PROBABLE CAUSE: (This plane was observed being fueled after being towed out of a hanger and departing w/o draining the sumps.) Upon take off, this plane never gained over 200' agl in altitude. He made a left turn to the East and continued around to the North and impacted a line of trees along a railroad south of runway 36. The plane belly landed/impacted in a soybean field SE of runway 36. The left tip tank exploded on contact with the trees and the right tip tank exploded on impact with the ground. The fuselage was not "wrecked" and the occupants were able to get out, but sustained burns walking out through the field of fire (burning fuel). (I witnessed the event from my plane in line to take off behind this 310.)
Sources:
NTSB id 20001214X42868
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Nov-2018 19:48 | JC_Ross | Updated [Narrative] |
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