# Accident 19930819029789A: Cessna 310N, Rockford, IL, August 19, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1993, 22:09 local time
- Place: Rockford, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1902° N, 89.0608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1902&lon=-89.0608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5005Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5005Q-1994-01-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310N (registry code 2074234, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310N
- Reported engine: CONT IO470V
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 150 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93FA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA329) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930819029789A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED IFR. LOST RADAR CONTACT. HAD TURNED BACK DUE TO FIRE STARTED BY SHORTED STARTER. OBSERVED DIVE INTO GROUND

## 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 CHI93FA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA329), Aug 20, 1993: Cessna 310N (N5005Q), Rockford, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: an arcing electrical relay (solenoid) and subsequent overheating/fire of the starter wiring and adjacent fuel lines.

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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