Cessna 310D N6822T

Summary

On 15 February 1982 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 310D registered N6822T, operated by John D. Bolton, was involved in an accident near Farmerville, Louisiana, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

15 February 1982 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Farmerville, Louisiana, United States

Coordinates

32.7710, -92.3990

Aircraft

Cessna 310D

Registration

N6822T

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

John D. Bolton

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Farmerville → Farmerville

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW82DA059

Nobody was injured.

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

BEFORE THIS FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT HAD NOT BEEN FLOWN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. THE PILOT WAS THE OWNER OF A MAINTENANCE FACILITY AND WAS PREPARING TO PERFORM AN ANNUAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE ELECTED TO FLY IT AROUND THE AIRPORT TO WARM UP THE ENGINES BEFORE DRAINING THE CRANKCASE. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. HE ATTEMPTED TO FEATHER THE PROPELLER, BUT STATED THAT IT WOULD NOT STOP ROTATING. THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT RETRACTED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE WITH THE GEAR DOWN. THE PLANE DESCENDED AND COLLIDED WITH TREES. WATER AND TRASH WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL LINES. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE LEFT ENGINE AND PROPELLER DID NOT IMPACT WITH AN OBJECT. BUT ONE BLADE WAS FEATHERED AND ONE WAS NOT. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND WITH THE INTERNAL PARTS OF THE PROPELLER, BOTH BLADE CLAMPS WERE IN THE FEATHERED POSITION. ALL BLADE CLAMP BOLTS WERE UNDERTORQUED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.