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FAA accident report · Cessna T310R · Hilo, HI · October 7, 2011

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Date
October 7, 2011 · 17:23 local
Place
Hilo, HI
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N23BT
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR12CA004
Reported as
Cessna T310R
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
9,270 total300 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N23BTRegistration cancelled Mar 21, 2012 · Cessna T310RS/N 310R1303 · Built 1978Airframe modelCessna T310REngine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot refueled acft at mry prior to departure and indicated all ferry fuel tanks were at 95%or more capacity. Based on 370 gallons at 26GPH this acft should of been capable of over 14.2 hours of flight. From engine start to impact the acft engines were on a total of 13 hours 2 minutes.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REFUELED ACFT AT MRY PRIOR TO DEPARTURE AND INDICATED ALL FERRY FUEL TANKS WERE AT 95%OR MORE CAPACITY.BASED ON 370 GALLONS AT 26GPH THIS ACFT SHOULD OF BEEN CAPABLE OF OVER 14.2 HOURS OF FLIGHT.FROM ENGINE START TO IMPACT THE ACFT ENGINES WERE ON A TOTAL OF 13 HOURS 2 MINUTES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR12CA004Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHilo, HIA total loss of engine power during cruise flight due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot’s improper fuel planning.Oct 8, 2011 · Substantial damage