# Accident 19840510024729A: Cessna 310R, Clarkson, KY, May 10, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1984, 23:05 local time
- Place: Clarkson, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JESA
- Location: 37.4893° N, 86.2197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4893&lon=-86.2197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5253J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5253J-2013-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Reported engine: CONT IO520M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,265 total, 0 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84FA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840510024729A

## Narrative

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

WITNESS HEARD ENGINE SPUTTER, SAW AIRCRAFT IN STEEP DESCENT. INFLIGHT AIRFRAME FAILURE. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

## 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 ATL84FA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA169), May 11, 1984: Cessna 310R (N5253J), Clarkson, KY, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N5253J (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19820311006711A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820311006711A), Mar 11, 1982: Cessna 310R (N5253J), Nashville, TN, Substantial damage. Aircraft collided with another, N303RM, during taxi for takeoff.

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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