# Accident 20101003048609A: Cessna 310, Avalon, CA, October 3, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2010, 15:30 local time
- Place: Avalon, CA
- Airport: Catalina
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4050° N, 118.4158° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CATALINA (AVX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4050&lon=-118.4158&mi=10
- Aircraft: N310XX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N310XX-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310 (registry code 2074202, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 650 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101003048609A

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER IMMEDIATELY AFTER ROTATION, WHICH CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO LOSE ALTITUDE AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACT GROUND AT APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 155 FEET FROM THE FIRST POINT OF CONTACT, FACING 85 DEGREES NORTHEAST. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY ENGULFED BY FIRE. TWO PEOPLE ESCAPED WITH MINOR INJURY AND A THIRD PERSON ESCAPED WITH SEVERE BURNS TO THE ARMS, HANDS AND LEGS.

## 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 WPR11FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA002), Oct 3, 2010: Cessna 310 (N310XX), Avalon, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper setting of the left engine fuel selector valve, which resulted in fuel starvation of the left engine immediately after takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's…

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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