# Accident 19921224051759A: Cessna 310D, Miami, FL, December 24, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1992, 06:34 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Tamiami Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.6499° N, 80.4893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6499&lon=-80.4893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6737T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6737T-2013-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310D (registry code 2074212, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310D
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 769 total, 172 in this make and model, 106 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93FA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921224051759A

## Narrative

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

LOST BOTH ENGINES POWER SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE. LANDED IN EVERGLADES. FUEL SELECTORS NOT IN DETENIE.FUEL VALVE OFF

## 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 MIA93FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93FA035), Dec 24, 1992: Cessna 310D (N6737T), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE RIGHT OUTBOARD TORQUE TUBE IN THE RIGHT FUEL SELECTOR VALVE ASSEMBLY HOUSING RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.

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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