# NTSB ATL88LA212: Cessna 310, N670R, New Bern, NC, July 10, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 10, 1988, 02:00 local (06:00 UTC)
- Place: New Bern, NC
- Coordinates: 35.110763, -77.070251 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1108&lon=-77.0703&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- ADs cited in the narratives: [AD 69-15-09](https://openairdocs.org/ad/69-15-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB case key (mKey): 7786
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL88LA212
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/7786/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA212

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - 1 engine (contributing factor)
  - fluid,fuel - starvation (cause)
  - procedures/directives - not followed, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of familiarity with aircraft, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Loss of control - in flight, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - airspeed(vmc) - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

THE PLT RPTD THE LT ENGINE LOST PWR ON 'VERY SHORT FINAL'. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, HE HEARD THE STALL WARNING. THE AIRPLANE ROLLED AND YAWED LEFT, AND CRASHED NOSE-DOWN SHORT OF THE RWY. THE ACFT WAS EXAMINED THE NEXT DAY BY AN FAA INSPECTOR; HE RPTD FINDING NO EVIDENCE OF A MECH MALFUNCTION. HE ESTIMATED THAT ONLY 3 GAL OF FUEL REMAINED IN THE LT MAIN TANK: THE RT MAIN & 2 AUX TANKS HAD SUSTAINED IMPACT DAMAGE AND WERE EMPTY. THE INST PANEL CONTAINED A PLACARD IAW AD 69-15-09 WHICH STATED THAT OPS W/ LESS THAN 5 GAL IN EA MAIN TANK WAS PROHIBITED. THE PLT INDICATED THAT HE THOUGHT THE UNUSABLE QTY WAS 1 GAL PER TANK. HE RPTD THAT THE FUEL GAUGES HAD INDICATED 7 GAL IN EA MAIN TANK AND 10-11 GAL IN EA AUX TANK DURING FINAL APPCH, AND THAT HE FOUND AN ESTIMATED 5-7 GAL OF FUEL REMAINING IN THE LT MAIN TANK SHORTLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT. HE NOTED THAT HE HAD STOPPED USING THE AUX TANKS EARLIER IN THE FLT WHEN THE RT ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH; THE ROUGHNESS CEASED WHEN HE SWITCHED BACK TO THE MAINS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N670R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N670R-2013-04-30), registration cancelled 2013-04-30, S/N 35081, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (registry code 2074202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 35081
- Airframe hours: 4126
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-470 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Falcon Air Service, doing business as Falcon Air Service
- Registered owner: Hedges, Kenneth C.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 2, 1987, 21 hours before
- Departed: ECG, ELIZABETH CITY, NC
- Airport: EWN, Simmons Nott, runway 22, 4,804 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 615 total, 258 in this make and model, 447 as pilot in command, 46 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 220° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: EWN

## 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 19880710026069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880710026069A), Jul 10, 1988: Cessna 310, New Bern, NC, Substantial damage. Lost engine on short final. Aircraft rolled yawed and impacted nosedown. Fuel below usable 5 gal. Unaware of amount

## Other investigations on N670R (2)

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 IAD71FIG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71FIG16), Sep 21, 1970: Cessna 310 (N670R), Frienship Arpt, MD, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI66F0791](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0791), Jun 5, 1966: Cessna Riley (N670R), Dayton, OH, substantial damage

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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