Cessna 310H N1008Q

Summary

On 7 November 1982 at about 19:18 local time, a Cessna 310H registered N1008Q was involved in an accident near Broomfield, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

7 November 1982 at 19:18

Classification

Accident

Location

Broomfield, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Jefferson County (BJC)

Coordinates

39.9396, -105.0591

Aircraft

Cessna 310H

Registration

N1008Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Ferry

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Boise → Teterboro

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN83FA012

1 person died.

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 ACFT WAS UNAIRWORTHY DUE TO LOW COMPRESSION ON TWO CYLINDERS ON THE LEFT ENG. A FERRY PERMIT WAS OBTAINED WHICH STIPULATES THAT THE ACFT BE AIRWORTHY FOR THE PROPOSED FLT. ACCORDING TO THE LEFT ENG LOGBOOK, THE LOW COMPRESSION PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED PRIOR TO FLT. THE FLT WAS SEQUENCED INTO THE TRAFFIC PATTERN & REQUESTED TO REDUCE HIS AIRSPEED. THE PLT REPORTED ON A THREE MILE FINAL. APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE LATER THE FLT WAS CLEARED FOR LANDING. THE IMMEDIATE RESPONSE FROM THE PLT WAS THAT HE HAD JUST LOST THE LEFT ENG. A WITNESS OBSERVED THE ACFT ENTER A LEFT WING LOW, NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE & IMPACT THE GROUND. A COMPRESSION CHECK WAS PERFORMED ON THE LEFT ENG WITH THE FOLLOWING RESULTS: 35/80, 60/80, 10/80, 68/80, 0/80, & 60/80.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.