# Accident 19950512011669A: Cessna 310K, Sequim, WA, May 12, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1995, 11:30 local time
- Place: Sequim, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0592° N, 123.0602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0592&lon=-123.0602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6912L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6912L-1998-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310K (registry code 2074228, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310K
- Reported engine: CONT IO520E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,928 total, 3,938 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950512011669A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED VIBRATION RIGHT ENGINE. SHUTDOWN. LIMITED POWER LEFT ENGINE. DITCHED IN STRAIT. POSSIBLE FUEL DEPLETION.

## 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 SEA95LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA099), May 12, 1995: Cessna 310K (N6912L), Sequim, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF AN UNDETERMINED AIRCRAFT COMPONENT, WHICH RESULTED IN A SEVERE VIBRATION, AND SUBSEQUENT DITCHING AT SEA. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S LOW CRUISING ALTITUDE (OVER…

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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