# Accident 19980719027099A: Cessna T310P, Colorado Spring, CO, July 19, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1998
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0496° N, 104.6903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0496&lon=-104.6903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5833M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5833M-2013-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T-310P (registry code 2074240, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T310P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98FA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA319) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980719027099A

## Narrative

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

(-23)THE RIGHT ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE DURING CLIMB AND THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY OFF AIRPORT LANDING.

## 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 FTW98FA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA319), Jul 19, 1998: Cessna T-310P (N5833M), Colorado Sprngs, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: The separation of a portion of the right engine exhaust stack, and the ensuing fuel fire in the right engine nacelle.

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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