# Accident 19920606018469A: Cessna 310R, Summerfield, FL, June 6, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1992, 18:09 local time
- Place: Summerfield, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0086° N, 82.0348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Summerfield, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0086&lon=-82.0348&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69HS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Reported engine: CONT IO470V
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,450 total, 1,450 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920606018469A

## Narrative

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

RAN AUX TANKS DRY STOPPING BOTH ENGINES. LANDING IN PASTURE STRUCK FENCE. FUEL IN MAIN TANKS. FAILED TO SWITCH.

## 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 MIA92LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA130), Jun 6, 1992: Cessna 310-R (N69HS), Summerfield, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO SWITCH THE FUEL SELECTORS IN FLIGHT WHICH CAUSED BOTH ENGINES TO FAIL DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE COMPLACENCY OF THE…

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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