# Accident 19870112000369A: Cessna 310J, Straits Of Flor, FL, January 12, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1987, 19:45 local time
- Place: Straits Of Flor, FL
- Airport: Key West International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.5561° N, 81.7600° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KEY WEST INTL (EYW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.5561&lon=-81.7600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1204V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1204V-2013-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310J (registry code 2074226, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310J
- Reported engine: CONT IO470U
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 720 total, 127 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870112000369A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS DITCHED WHEN FUEL WAS EXHAUSTED. PILOT REPORTED A LOOSE FUEL CAP AND AN OVERHEATED ENGINE.

## 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 MIA87LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA073), Jan 13, 1987: Cessna 310J (N1204V), Straights Of Fl, FL, substantial damage

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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