# Accident 19830812040719A: Cessna 310Q, Wilkes Barre Sc, PA, August 12, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1983, 15:53 local time
- Place: Wilkes Barre Sc, PA
- Airport: Wilkes-Barre Scranton International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4103° N, 75.6693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4103&lon=-75.6693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69JM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69JM-2013-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310Q (registry code 2074242, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- Reported engine: CONT IO470V
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83FA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830812040719A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

JUST OUT OF ANNUAL LOST POWER LEFT ENGINE ON CLIMBOUT. BELOW VMC. ROLLED HIT RESIDENCE. IMPROPER MAG INSTALLATION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC83FA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA207), Aug 12, 1983: Cessna 310Q (N69JM), Scranton, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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