Cessna 310F N202JM

Summary

On 7 February 1983 at about 20:15 local time, a Cessna 310F registered N202JM was involved in an accident near Vichy, Missouri, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

7 February 1983 at 20:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Vichy, Missouri, United States

Coordinates

38.1101, -91.7603

Aircraft

Cessna 310F

Registration

N202JM

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Salem → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC83FA064

2 people 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 PLT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, AT 500 FT AGL, THE LEFT PROP FEATHERED BY ITSELF, THEN THE LEFT ENGINE QUIT & HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART IT. HE ELECTED TO DIVERT TO ROLLA, MO & LAND AT THE NATIONAL ARPT WHICH HAD A LONGER RWY. WHILE EN ROUTE, HE RADIOED THAT THE ACFT WOULD NOT MAINTAIN ALT, THEN REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS SMOKING. FSS PERSONNEL SAW SMOKE FROM THE ACFT & STARTED THE FIRE/RESCUE PROCEDURE. AFTER THE RIGHT ENGINE LOST POWER, THE ACFT STRUCK TREES, CRASHED & BURNED. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ACFT HAD BEEN FUELED WITH UNLEADED 87 OCTANE AUTO FUEL. THE OWNER HAD OBTAINED 500 GAL OF UNLEADED AUTO FUEL ON 11/11/82. AN EXAM OF THE LEFT ENGINE REVEALED EROSION OF THE #1, #5 & #6 PISTON CROWNS, BLACK OIL WITH ALUMINUM FRAGMENTS & SILICONE RUBBER GASKET CEMENT, AND OVER HEATING OF THE #4 & #5 MAIN BEARINGS. THE RIGHT ENGINE HAD DETONATION DAMAGE ON THE #3 PISTON, FLAME PATH THRU THE #4 CYLINDER (UNDER THE EXHAUST VALVE), MELTED ALUMINUM ON THE VALVE HEADS & PISTON CROWNS, 2 BRKN RINGS, OTR DISCREPANCIES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.