# NTSB ATL81FIG06: Cessna 310G, N8919Z, Mitchellville, MD, February 9, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 9, 1981
- Place: Mitchellville, MD · MITCHELLVILLE, MD
- Location: 38.9369° N, 76.8083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mitchellville, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9369&lon=-76.8083&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 21, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127380
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FIG06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FIG06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0317   81/2/9    MITCHELLVILLE,MD    CESSNA 310G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1090
        TIME - 0800                    N8919Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 67 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FREEWAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MITCHELLVILLE,MD            LOUISVILLE,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FILTERS,STRAINERS,SCREENS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- BOTH FUEL SCREENS CORRODED & COLLAPSED.FUEL WOULD NOT FLOW THRU R SCREEN.R PROP NOT FEATHERED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8919Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8919Z-2013-05-17), registration cancelled 2013-05-17, S/N 310G-0019, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310G
- Registry model: [Cessna 310G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310g) (registry code 2074218) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Freeway

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810209003399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810209003399A), Feb 9, 1981: Cessna 310G, Mitchellville, MD, Destroyed. Right engine failed on takeoff & pilot was unable to continue climb. Crashed off end of airport.

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.

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