ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 370737
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| Date: | Sunday 10 July 1988 |
| Time: | 03:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 310 |
| Owner/operator: | Falcon Air Service |
| Registration: | N670R |
| MSN: | 35081 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1955 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4126 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-470 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | New Bern, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Elizabeth City, NC (ECG |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT RPTD THE LT ENGINE LOST PWR ON 'VERY SHORT FINAL'. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, HE HEARD THE STALL WARNING. THE AIRPLANE ROLLED AND YAWED LEFT, AND CRASHED NOSE-DOWN SHORT OF THE RWY. THE ACFT WAS EXAMINED THE NEXT DAY BY AN FAA INSPECTOR; HE RPTD FINDING NO EVIDENCE OF A MECH MALFUNCTION. HE ESTIMATED THAT ONLY 3 GAL OF FUEL REMAINED IN THE LT MAIN TANK: THE RT MAIN & 2 AUX TANKS HAD SUSTAINED IMPACT DAMAGE AND WERE EMPTY. THE INST PANEL CONTAINED A PLACARD IAW AD 69-15-09 WHICH STATED THAT OPS W/ LESS THAN 5 GAL IN EA MAIN TANK WAS PROHIBITED. THE PLT INDICATED THAT HE THOUGHT THE UNUSABLE QTY WAS 1 GAL PER TANK. HE RPTD THAT THE FUEL GAUGES HAD INDICATED 7 GAL IN EA MAIN TANK AND 10-11 GAL IN EA AUX TANK DURING FINAL APPCH, AND THAT HE FOUND AN ESTIMATED 5-7 GAL OF FUEL REMAINING IN THE LT MAIN TANK SHORTLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT. HE NOTED THAT HE HAD STOPPED USING THE AUX TANKS EARLIER IN THE FLT WHEN THE RT ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH; THE ROUGHNESS CEASED WHEN HE SWITCHED BACK TO THE MAINS.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL88LA212
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 25-Mar-2024 14:25 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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