# Accident 19901229056439A: Cessna 310, New Smyrna Beac, FL, December 29, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1990, 16:00 local time
- Place: New Smyrna Beac, FL
- Airport: New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0203° N, 80.9192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0203&lon=-80.9192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4808B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4808B-2012-11-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310 (registry code 2074202, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Reported engine: CONT O470B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91FA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901229056439A

## Narrative

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

DRAGGED A TIP TANK ON LIFTOFF CAUSING A CARTWHEEL CRASH AND FIRE. PILOT MECHANIC INSTALLED AILERON CABLES REVERSED.

## 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 MIA91FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91FA058), Dec 29, 1990: Cessna 310 (N4808B), New Smyrna Bch, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND/MECHANIC REVERSAL OF THE AILERON CONTROL CABLES ON THE SPROCKET DURING INSTALLATION. THIS RESULTED IN AN IN FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL ON TAKEOFF, UNCONTROLLED DESCENT, AND IN FLIGHT…

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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