- Date
- October 24, 1982, 00:30 local (05:30 UTC)
- Place
- Bastrop, LA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1739HCessna 310C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report October 24, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821024055039A
- Case key
- 69884
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was preparing for an enroute landing when he got an unsafe gear light. While trouble-shooting, the left engine stopped. He feathered the left engine and almost immediately the right engine quit. The pilot failed to reach therunway during the power off approach and landed 300 yards short. Investigation revealed the left feather lever was in feather position but throttle and mixture were on. The right prop was not feathered but the throttle was closed and the mixture was off as if the engine had been shut down. The pilot stated he did not move any controls after the accident. It is believed the left engine quit because of fuel exhaustion since the aircraft had flown to the limits of its fuel range.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1739H
- Reported as
- Cessna 310C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 35839
- Engine
- Continental O-470, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- John B. Clifton
- Registered owner
- John B. Clifton
- Departed
- C · El Paso, TX
- Destination
- C · Bastrop, LA
- Airport
- Morehouse Mem.
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
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 10° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 106 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.