# NTSB IAD76AI021: Cessna 310Q, Wilmington, NC, October 4, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: October 4, 1975
- Place: Wilmington, NC · WILMINGTON, NC
- Location: 34.2257° N, 77.9447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 4 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, December 10, 1975
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151059
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76AI021
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI021

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3277   75/10/4   WILMINGTON,NC       CESSNA 310Q         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 3000
        TIME - 1723                    N2956Q              PX-  0  3  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW HANOVER CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLOTTEMNC                WILMINGTON,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NO FUEL FOUND IN FUEL INLET LINE.ACFT AT OR NEAR MAX GWT,CG BEYOND AFT LIMIT.
```

## Sequence of events

- Approach

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2956Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2956Q-2009-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- Registry model: Cessna 310Q (registry code 2074242, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: NEW HANOVER CO
- FAA reports: 19751004037119A (https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751004037119A) (OpenAirDocs)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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