19881221055459A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 310L · Cedar Key, FL · December 21, 1988

Date
December 21, 1988 · 15:30 local
Place
Cedar Key, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2251F
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA89FA054
Reported as
Cessna 310L
Reported engine
Continental IO470V
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
2,110 total1,365 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Engine fire in flight caused heat and smoke in cabin and burned through aileron cable. Lost control,crashed in gulf

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FIRE IN FLIGHT CAUSED HEAT AND SMOKE IN CABIN AND BURNED THROUGH AILERON CABLE. LOST CONTROL,CRASHED IN GULF

NTSB investigation

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