- Date
- October 7, 1984, 01:30 local (05:30 UTC)
- Place
- Allegan, MI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9715ZCessna 310C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841007056539A
- Case key
- 12801
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The non inst non multi-eng rated pvt plt/owner occupied the rt seat & employed the CFI for ferrying the newly purchased acft. From the start, the flt experienced comm difficulties & a compass system malfunction problem. ARTCC transcripts reveal that ATC was aware of the compass problem & vectored N97152 back on crs frequently. The plt/owner stated that he slept from dept to aprx 1/2 hr before the crash. He said he woke to what he considered heavy rain noise & heavy turbulence. About this time the CFI requested radar vectors to the VOR final apch course at pagdham arpt but was told the final apch fix was not depicted on radar. The CFI then stated he was low on fuel and asked to be vectored 'right over the airport at Allegan.' He spotted the arpt below him and canceled his IFR clearance. The plt/owner stated that the acft was burning fuel from the aux tanks and the gages indicated '0'. The acft crashed a few mins later. Investigation verified fuel exhaustion.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9715Z
- Reported as
- Cessna 310C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 35967
- Airframe hours
- 2,193
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-D, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Johns Szucs
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 21, 1984 · 15 hours before
- Departed
- MCK · Mc Cook, NE
- Destination
- 35D · Allegan, MI
- Flight plan
- IFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 20
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 684 total · 50 in this make and model · 501 as pilot in command · 123 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 800 ft overcast
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.