# Accident 19961031034549A: Cessna 310H, Show Low, AZ, October 31, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1996, 09:05 local time
- Place: Show Low, AZ
- Airport: Show Low Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2296° N, 110.0699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2296&lon=-110.0699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1039Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1039Q-1997-01-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310H (registry code 2074220, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310H
- Reported engine: CONT IO470D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 13 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961031034549A

## Narrative

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

LOST RIGHT ENGINE ON CLIMBOUT. FAILED TO FEATHER. BELOW VYSE. LEFT IN RAIN, AND SNOW. LEAKY FUEL CAPS. ICE IN FUEL.

## 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 LAX97LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA029), Oct 31, 1996: Cessna 310H (N1039Q), Show Low, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: water/ice contamination in the fuel system and/or fuel filters due to failure of the maintenance facility that performed the annual inspection to identify and replace four cracked and deteriorated…

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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