# Accident 19881221055459A: Cessna 310L, Cedar Key, FL, December 21, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1988, 15:30 local time
- Place: Cedar Key, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1399° N, 83.0291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1399&lon=-83.0291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2251F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2251F-1989-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310L (registry code 2074230, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310L
- Reported engine: CONT IO470V
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,110 total, 1,365 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881221055459A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA89FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA054), Dec 21, 1988: Cessna 310L (N2251F), Cedar Key, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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