# Accident 20080626854989A: Cessna 310R, Marco Island, FL, June 26, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2008, 18:03 local time
- Place: Marco Island, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MAEA
- Location: 25.8172° N, 81.6450° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.8172&lon=-81.6450&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4912A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4912A-2017-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Reported engine: CONT IO520M
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080626854989A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOOK OFF FROM KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FLORIDA (EYW) WITH 5 PASSENGERS ON JUNE 26, 2008.  AT APPROXIMATELY 1803 EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER FROM BOTH ENGINES AND WAS DITCHED IN THE GULF OF MEXICO NEAR GOODLAND, FLORIDA.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND ACTIVATED FOR THE 14 CFR, PART 135 NON-SCHEDULED, DOMESTIC, PASSENGER FLIGHT FROM EYW TO MARCO ISLAND AIRPORT, FLORIDA (MKY).  THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND ONE CHILD PASSENGER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED WITH A BROKEN ELBOW.  PILOT AND PASSENGERS EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT AND WERE RESCUED WITH APPROXIMATELY 24 MINUTES.

## 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 MIA08LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA128), Jun 26, 2008: Cessna 310R (N4912A), Goodland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inaccurate fuel consumption calculations, which resulted in a total loss of engine power to both engines due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N4912A (1)

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

- [Incident 20020807021689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020807021689I), Aug 7, 2002: Cessna 310R (N4912A), Crystal River, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot kevin alday stated that he was flying from naples to tallahassee with 5 passengers. He was VFR, flying at 6,500 feet MSL, and in smooth air when he…

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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