# Accident 19960410006779A: Cessna 310Q, Minneapolis, MN, April 10, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1996, 10:15 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Crystal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0625° N, 93.3540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CRYSTAL (MIC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0625&lon=-93.3540&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7713Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7713Q-1996-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T310Q (registry code 2074244, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t310q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960410006779A

## Narrative

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

LOST RIGHT ENGINE APPROACHING AIRPORT. LOW FUEL. LOST LEFT ENGINE. HIGH SINK AVOIDING WIRES. IMPACTED STREET DITCH. (-23) PILOT EXPERIENCED SPUTTERING RIGHT ENGINE ON AUXILIARY TANK, SWITCHED TO MAIN. 30 MINUTES LATER LOST POWER TO RIGHT ENGINE AND FEATHERED IT. DECLARED EMERGENCY WITH LOW FUEL STATE. 8-10 MINUTES LATER, LOST POWER ON LEFT ENGINE, WINDMILLED IT TO LANDING ON A BOULEVARD 2 MILES FROM MIC AIRPORT. TRIED TO STRETCH GLIDE OVER POWER LINES AND LEFT GEAR UP FOR LESS DRAG. HIGH SINK TOUCHDOWN ON STREET. SLID INTO A DITCH. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. MINOR INJURIES TO SOLE OCCUPANT.

## 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 CHI96LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA129), Apr 10, 1996: Cessna T310Q (N7713Q), Minneapolis, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the inadequate fuel supply for the intended flight which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Factors related to the accident were the pilot operating the airplane with an inoperative fuel gauge and the…

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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