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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 310C · Bastrop, LA · October 24, 1982

Date: October 24, 1982 · 00:30 local
Place: Bastrop, LA
Airport: Morehouse
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N1739H
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW83LA021
Reported as: Cessna 310C
Reported engine: Continental O470*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N1739HRegistration cancelled Jul 30, 2013 · Cessna 310CS/N 35839 · Built 1959 Airframe modelCessna 310C Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Nose gear problem and left engine quit due to fuel exhaustion. Shut down right engine in error. Crash landed short.

As the FAA filed it

NOSE GEAR PROBLEM AND LEFT ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. SHUT DOWN RIGHT ENGINE IN ERROR. CRASH LANDED SHORT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB FTW83LA021Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBastrop, LAThe pilot was preparing for an enroute landing when he got an unsafe gear light. While trouble-shooting, the left engine stopped. He feathered the left engine and almost immediately the right engine quit. The pilot failed to reach therunway during the power…Oct 24, 1982 · Destroyed