19810825059309A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 310R · Cleveland, OH · August 25, 1981

Date
August 25, 1981 · 23:55 local
Place
Cleveland, OH
Airport
Burke Lakefront
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
JESA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N87457
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI81FEI28
Reported as
Cessna 310R
Reported engine
Continental IO520M
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,314 total768 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During night taxi to ramp airplane wingtip tank struck a steal fencepost. Fuel tank exploded. No NOTAM or light.

As the FAA filed it

DURING NIGHT TAXI TO RAMP AIRPLANE WINGTIP TANK STRUCK A STEAL FENCEPOST. FUEL TANK EXPLODED. NO NOTAM OR LIGHT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.