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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna T310R · Hilmar, CA · April 3, 1983

Date
April 3, 1983 · 16:10 local
Place
Hilmar, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4060C
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83LA183
Reported as
Cessna T310R
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
976 total67 in this make and model0 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.

Both engine quit after switching fuel tanks during descent. One engine restarted, but pilot made off field landing.

As the FAA filed it

BOTH ENGINE QUIT AFTER SWITCHING FUEL TANKS DURING DESCENT. ONE ENGINE RESTARTED, BUT PILOT MADE OFF FIELD LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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