19841225068389A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 310 · Temecula, CA · December 25, 1984

Date
December 25, 1984 · 11:56 local
Place
Temecula, CA
Airport
Rancho California
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5209A
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX85FA084
Reported as
Cessna 310
Reported engine
Continental O470M
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,486 total10 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Right engine quit after liftoff, unable to climb. Uncontrolled descent to impact. Low compression on 3 cylinders.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT ENGINE QUIT AFTER LIFTOFF, UNABLE TO CLIMB. UNCONTROLLED DESCENT TO IMPACT. LOW COMPRESSION ON 3 CYLINDERS.

NTSB investigation

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