# Accident 19920518015429A: Cessna 310K, Fort Worth, TX, May 18, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1992, 20:34 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Carswell Afb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7692° N, 97.4310° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7692&lon=-97.4310&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6980L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6980L-1994-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310K (registry code 2074228, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310K
- Reported engine: CONT IO470V
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 936 total, 81 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920518015429A

## Narrative

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

LOST BOTH ENGINES. CRASH LANDED, AUXILIARY TANKS EMPTY,MAIN TANKS FULL FUEL. SELECTOR ON AUXILIARY TANKS.

## 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 FTW92FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA133), May 19, 1992: Cessna 310K (N6980L), Carswell Afb, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF POWER TO BOTH ENGINES FROM FUEL STARVATION AND THE IMPROPER SELECTOR POSITIONS OF FUEL TANKS BY THE PILOT. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FEATHER THE PROPELLERS.

## Other reports on N6980L (1)

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

- [Incident 19890506030629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890506030629I), May 6, 1989: Cessna 310K (N6980L), Minor damage. Made hard landing. Lost control of aircraft. Hit wing tip and collapsed right main landing gear.

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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