# Accident 19861105058939A: Cessna STC310, Liberal, KS, November 5, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1986, 21:00 local time
- Place: Liberal, KS
- Airport: Liberal Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0398° N, 100.9306° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0398&lon=-100.9306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N510SU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N510SU-1991-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310Q (registry code 2074242, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC310
- Reported engine: CONT IO520E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87FA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861105058939A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT NOSED INTO THE GROUND ON TAKEOFF. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS FOUND. PILOT HAD SERIOUS FINANCIAL PROBLEMS.

## 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 MKC87FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87FA015), Nov 6, 1986: Cessna 310Q (N510SU), Liberal, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N510SU (1)

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

- [Incident 19841108068559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841108068559I), Nov 8, 1984: Cessna 310Q (N510SU), Amarillo, TX, Minor damage. While trying to extend gear manually turned left engine fuel selector off. Wingtip struck ground.

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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