Cessna 310C N1739H

Summary

On 24 October 1982 at about 05:30 local time, a Cessna 310C registered N1739H, operated by John B. Clifton, was involved in an accident near Bastrop, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

24 October 1982 at 05:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Bastrop, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

Morehouse Mem.

Coordinates

32.5296, -92.6294

Aircraft

Cessna 310C

Registration

N1739H

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

John B. Clifton

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

El Paso → Bastrop

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

FTW83LA021

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT WAS PREPARING FOR AN ENROUTE LANDING WHEN HE GOT AN UNSAFE GEAR LIGHT. WHILE TROUBLE-SHOOTING, THE LEFT ENGINE STOPPED. HE FEATHERED THE LEFT ENGINE AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THE RIGHT ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT FAILED TO REACH THERUNWAY DURING THE POWER OFF APPROACH AND LANDED 300 YARDS SHORT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LEFT FEATHER LEVER WAS IN FEATHER POSITION BUT THROTTLE AND MIXTURE WERE ON. THE RIGHT PROP WAS NOT FEATHERED BUT THE THROTTLE WAS CLOSED AND THE MIXTURE WAS OFF AS IF THE ENGINE HAD BEEN SHUT DOWN. THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT MOVE ANY CONTROLS AFTER THE ACCIDENT. IT IS BELIEVED THE LEFT ENGINE QUIT BECAUSE OF FUEL EXHAUSTION SINCE THE AIRCRAFT HAD FLOWN TO THE LIMITS OF ITS FUEL RANGE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.