- Date
- January 24, 1980
- Place
- Irvine, CA · IRVINE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N340JCessna 310D
- Status
- Completed · report February 29, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800124001129A
- Case key
- 131772
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0189 80/1/24 NR.IRVINE,CA CESSNA 310D CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1542 N340J PX- 0 0 1 FERRY AGE 24, 900 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 55 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EL TORO MCAS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION IRVINE,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON DEPOSITS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- L ENG BGN SVR VIB DRG TKOF,SHUTDWN.IMPROPER GAP,CARBON/LEAD IN SPARK PLUGS.GEAR LEFT DWN DRG TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N340J
- Reported as
- Cessna 310D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- El Toro Mcas
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.