# Accident 19870909083339A: Cessna 310N, Williamsport, PA, September 9, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1987, 09:52 local time
- Place: Williamsport, PA
- Airport: Williamsport-Lycoming County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EHBA
- Location: 41.2400° N, 77.0356° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Williamsport, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2400&lon=-77.0356&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4176Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4176Q-1989-01-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310N (registry code 2074234, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310N
- Reported engine: CONT IO470V
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,936 total, 335 in this make and model, 172 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870909083339A

## Narrative

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

EXPLOSION IN LEFT WING ON ENGINE START JUST OUTSIDE ENGINE NACELLE. INDICATES LEAKY FUEL DRAIN.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N4176Q (3)

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

- [Incident 19821123069279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821123069279I), Nov 23, 1982: Cessna 310N (N4176Q), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. Nose gear failed to retract on takeoff and collapsed on landing. Bellcrank idler gear broke at gear drive.
- [Incident 19820310017029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820310017029I), Mar 10, 1982: Cessna 310 (N4176Q), Philadelphia, PA. Engine overheated on climbout. Pilot remembered he forgot to remove engine cowling bird plugs.
- [Incident 19811201086439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811201086439I), Dec 1, 1981: Cessna 310N (N4176Q), Montoursville, PA, Minor damage. Slip off ice covered runway on landing roll. Struck runway lights. Was advised of poor braking action by tower.

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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