# Accident 19950712040299A: Cessna 310, Ridgeland, SC, July 12, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1995, 14:55 local time
- Place: Ridgeland, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4805° N, 80.9796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4805&lon=-80.9796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3083D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3083D-1998-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310 (registry code 2074202, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Reported engine: CONT O470M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 292 total, 55 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950712040299A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED POWER LOSS. LOST ELECTRICS. BELEIVED LOW ON FUEL. LANDED GEAR UP ON ROAD. ENGINES RUNNING. BATTERY PROBLEM

## 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 ATL95LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA132), Jul 12, 1995: Cessna 310 (N3083D), Ridgeland, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ASSURE THAT THE AIRPLANE'S ALTERNATORS WERE ON WHICH LED TO A COMPLETE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER, AND HIS FAILURE TO ATTEMPT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR BY EMERGENCY PROCEDURES.

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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