Cessna 310N N5005Q

Summary

On 20 August 1993 at about 03:09 local time, a Cessna 310N registered N5005Q, operated by JCR Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near Rockford, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

20 August 1993 at 03:09

Classification

Accident

Location

Rockford, Illinois, United States

Coordinates

42.1902, -89.0608

Aircraft

Cessna 310N

Registration

N5005Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

JCR Aviation, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → West Chicago

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CHI93FA329

2 people died.

an arcing electrical relay (solenoid) and subsequent overheating/fire of the starter wiring and adjacent fuel lines.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane departed Rockford Regional Airport on an IFR flight plan. Three minutes after takeoff departure control lost contact with the airplane. Witnesses about 4 miles southeast of the airport saw the airplane turn back toward the airport, and then descend sharply into the ground. One witness reported he saw the airplane on fire before ground impact. The investigation revealed that the right engine starter wire had all the insulation burned off of it, and the starter had overheated significantly. The right engine starter solenoid had evidence of severe arcing. The starter cable runs from the starter solenoid which is in the left engine nacelle to the starter on the right side. The cable is routed along the front wing spar fuselage carry-through alongside the crossfeed fuel lines for both engines. The front spar carry through was completely missing, and the most intense area of the fire was in the cockpit area.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.