# Accident 19930605016969A: Cessna 310J, Denver, CO, June 5, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1993, 07:45 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Jeffco Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9401° N, 105.0602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9401&lon=-105.0602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3005L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3005L-2015-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310J (registry code 2074226, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310J
- Reported engine: CONT IO470U
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,340 total, 100 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN93FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93FA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930605016969A

## Narrative

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

NOSE WELL, OXYGEN SYSTEM BOTTLE FIRE. SITTING IN COCPKPIT DISCUSING LESSON PLAN. EXITED BURNING AIRCRAFT.

## 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 DEN93FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93FA066), Jun 5, 1993: Cessna 310J (N3005L), Broomfield, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: FRICTION OF ESCAPING OXYGEN UNDER HIGH PRESSURE IGNITING A LUBRICANT IN THE NOSEWHEEL WELL AREA, AND IMPROPER AIRCRAFT SERVICING BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.

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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