# NTSB ATL89LA031: Cessna 310J, N3066L, Carrollton, OH, November 12, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 12, 1988, 08:45 local (13:45 UTC)
- Place: Carrollton, OH
- Coordinates: 40.570594, -81.089256 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5706&lon=-81.0893&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 24, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 7951
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL89LA031
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/7951/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA031

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(partial) - mech failure/malf, takeoff - roll/run
  - 1 engine - failure,partial
  - engine assembly,cylinder - low compression (cause)
- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - aborted takeoff - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - emergency procedure - not followed, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run

## Analysis

THE PILOT HAD LANDED AT CARROLLTON, OH FOR REFUELLING AND BREAKFAST. AFTER REFUELLING HE TAXIED OUT FOR DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY 25 FOR A FLIGHT BACK TO HIS HOME BASE. THE RUNUP WAS REPORTEDLY NORMAL. AFTER APPLICATION OF MAXIMUM POWER, HE STARTED HIS TAKEOFF ROLL. HE NOTED A SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN USUAL FUEL PRESSURE/FLOW. AT ABOUT 40 MPH, HE NOTED A LOSS OF POWER TO THE LEFT ENGINE AND THE AIRPLANE SWERVED TO THE LEFT. HE ATTEMPTED TO BECOME AIRBORNE BUT FAILED. THE AIRPLANE LEFT THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND CONTINUED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE WIND AT THE TIME WAS FROM THE SOUTH AT 10-12 KNOTS. THERE WAS NO FIRE AND THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE SPARK PLUG ELECTRODES FROM THE LEFT ENGINE WERE SOOTED AND THE NUMBER FIVE CYLINDER HAD VERY LOW COMPRESSION FROM A LEAK AROUND THE EXHAUST VALVE AREA.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3066L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3066L-2007-05-18), registration cancelled 2007-05-18, S/N 310J0066, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310J
- Registry model: [Cessna 310J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310j) (registry code 2074226) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 210J0066
- Airframe hours: 4001
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-470-U 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Ronald A. Delvecchio
- Registered owner: Alma Delvecchio
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, February 18, 1988, 96 hours before
- Departed: TSO
- Destination: OI13, ST. CLAIRSVILLE, OH
- Airport: TS0, Carroll Co., runway 25, 4,312 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 51; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 10,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days, 25 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 50 °F

## 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 19881112050329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881112050329A), Nov 12, 1988: Cessna 310J, Carrollton, OH, Substantial damage. Left engine lost power on takeoff roll. Reported pilot tried to continue. Veered off runway over an embankment.

## Other investigations on N3066L (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 ATL83LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA283), Jul 19, 1983: Cessna 310 (N3066L), Wheeling, WV, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX69F0189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69F0189), Nov 26, 1968: Cessna 310J (N3066L), Santa Ana, CA, 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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