# Accident 20120307002919A: Cessna 310K, Olive Branch, MS, March 7, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2012, 08:43 local time
- Place: Olive Branch, MS
- Airport: Olive Branch Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9786° N, 89.7867° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9786&lon=-89.7867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6974L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6974L-2018-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310K (registry code 2074228, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 30 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120307002919A

## Narrative

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

AFTER START UP THE PILOT NOTICED SMOKE AND FLAMES FROM THE LEFT ENGINE COWL. BOTH ENGINES WERE SHUT DOWN. THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD BOOM. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE WAS FOUND SWOLLEN WITH RIVETS PULLED FROM ALL THE NOSE RIBS.

## 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 ERA12LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA217), Mar 7, 2012: Cessna 310K (N6974L), Olive Branch, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel leaking from the left engine fuel strainer onto electrical connections after engine start, which resulted in a fire.

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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