# Accident 20200321019629A: Cessna 310I, Johns Island, SC, March 21, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2020, 19:00 local time
- Place: Johns Island, SC
- Airport: Charleston Executive
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7081° N, 80.0156° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7081&lon=-80.0156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8080M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8080M-2020-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310I (registry code 2074224, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310I
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200321019629A

## Narrative

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

3-21-2020: PILOT LANDED AT ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON REGIONAL AIRPORT (RWI), ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA ABOUT 1630 FOR A FUEL STOP WHILE ENROUTE FROM SOUTH JERSEY REGIONAL AIRPORT (VAY). HE THEN CONTINUED THE FLIGHT TO ZEPHYRHILLS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (ZPH), ZEPHYRHILLS, FLORIDA.

A PRELIMINARY REVIEW OF ATC VOICE RECORDINGS AND RADAR DATA REVEALED THAT, APPROXIMATELY 1852, THE AIRPLANE WAS ENROUTE TO ZPH AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 8,000 FT MSL IN THE VICINITY OF CHARLESTON, SC. APPROXIMATELY, AT THAT SAME TIME THE PILOT TOLD CHS ATC THAT THE HE WAS HAVING ENGINE TROUBLE AND HE NEEDED TO LAND IMMEDIATELY AT THE NEAREST AIRPORT.

THE CHS APPROACH CONTROLLER GAVE HIM VECTORS TO CHARLESTON EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (JZI). ATC ASKED THE PILOT WHICH ENGINE HE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH. THE PILOT TOLD HIM LEFT BUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BOTH ENGINES NOW.

THE CHARLESTON APPROACH CONTROLLER PROVIDED VECTORS TO THE PILOT FOR RUNWAY 9 AT JZI AND RADAR CONTACT WITH THE AIRPLANE WAS LOST ABOUT 1/4-MILE NORTHWEST OF THE APPROACH END FOR RUNWAY 9. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED ON AIRPORT PROPERTY.

OPERATIONAL FACTORS AND ACTION TAKEN WILL BE UPDATED AS SOON AS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS OBTAINED.

## 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 ERA20LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA132), Mar 21, 2020: Cessna 310 (N8080M), Charleston, SC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s fuel mismanagement during flight, resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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