- Date
- December 25, 1984, 11:56 local (19:56 UTC)
- Place
- Temecula, CA
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5209ACessna 310
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841225068389A
- Case key
- 24448
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft experienced a total power loss of the rt eng during takeoff from rancho calif airport & crashed about one half mi northwest. The plt reported that the acft would not climb, nor would it maintain altitude at about 40 ft AGL. He stated that when he attempted a rt turn to avoid a building the acft speed 'probably' went below VMC. Examination of the rt eng failed to reveal any failure of the rotational/mechanical system. Oil from an unknown orgin was found in the carburetor air side. In a pressure carburetor, any contaminents could cause an immediate power loss.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5209A
- Reported as
- Cessna 310
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 35409
- Airframe hours
- 4,305
- Engine
- Continental O-470-M, 240 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- J. D. Hannam
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 1, 1984 · 17 hours before
- Destination
- AVX · Avalon, CA
- Airport
- 2L0 · Rancho California, runway 30, 3,500 × 60 ft, asphalt
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
- 36
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 2,486 total · 10 in this make and model · 2,163 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 1 knots
- Visibility
- 45 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RIV, 23 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.