# Accident 19960124000899A: Cessna T310R, Fort Pierce, FL, January 24, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1996, 11:19 local time
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL
- Airport: St Lucie County International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4975° N, 80.3726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4975&lon=-80.3726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5079J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5079J-1997-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T310R (registry code 2074246, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T310R
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960124000899A

## Narrative

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

LOST LEFT ENGINE ON BASE. DID NOT FEATHER. RIGHT ENGINE LOW POWER. HIT TREE LANDING ON ROAD. NO DEFECTS LEFT ENGINE

## 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 MIA96LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA071), Jan 24, 1996: Cessna 310R (N5079J), Fort Pierce, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to follow emergency procedure(s) and/or feather the respective propeller after loss of power in the left engine for an undetermined reason. The undetermined loss of power (left…

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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