# Accident 19961018045939A: Cessna 310Q, Baltimore, MD, October 18, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1996, 23:01 local time
- Place: Baltimore, MD
- Airport: Baltimore-Washington International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: S2VA
- Location: 39.2904° N, 76.6122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baltimore, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2904&lon=-76.6122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8226Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8226Q-2012-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310Q (registry code 2074242, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- Reported engine: CONT IO470VO
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,640 total, 600 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961018045939A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT DEPARTED ON THE FIRST OF THREE LEGS WITH AN UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF FUEL. HE REPORTED TO THE PASSENGER THAT THE FUEL QUANTITY INDICATING SYSTEM WAS INACCURATE, BUT THAT HE KNEW HOW MUCH FUEL WAS ON BOARD. AFTER FLYING TWO LEGS AND PURCHASING A TOTAL OF 50 GALLONS ENROUTE, THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED WITH WHAT THE PILOT ESTIMATED WAS A TWO-HOUR FUEL LOAD FOR AN ANTICIPATED ON HOUR FINAL LEG TO BWI. THE PASSENGER REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD INTERCEPTED THE LOCALIZER COURSE FOR THE ILS RUNWAY 28 APPROACH AT BWI AT 3000 FEET. HE SAID "ALL OF A SUDDEN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED YAWING VIOLENTLY LEFT TO RIGHT, BECAUSE BOTH ENGINES WERE ALTERNATING POWER, THEN NO POWER. (THE PILOT) ASKED, "WHICH ENGINE IS FAILING?" AND I SAID "THEY'RE BOTH FAILING YOU'RE OUT OF FUEL." HE TRIED TO ACCESS FUEL IN THE (AUXILIARY) TANKS BUT THERE WAS NO FUEL ANYWHERE IN THE AIRCRAFT." BOTH ENGINES SUBSEQUENTLY STOPPED PRODUCING POWER, AND THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED INTO WOODED TERRAIN. THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN ALOFT FOR ABOUT 1 HOUR AND 40 MINUTES WHEN THE ENGINES STOPPED PRODUCING POWER. THERE WAS NO FUEL NOR EVIDENCE OF FUEL FOUND AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N8226Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19840728073889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840728073889I), Jul 28, 1984: Cessna 310Q (N8226Q), Lakeland, FL, Substantial damage. After touchdown left main started to collapse. Pilot raised gear. Investigation revealed gear operated normally.

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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