- Date
- April 30, 1984, 21:37 local (May 1, 1984, 01:37 UTC)
- Place
- Keystone Hgts, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N80GCCessna 310Q
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840430016809A
- Case key
- 30988
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft crashed while the plt was attempting to takeoff from rwy 10, which was not lighted. Tire marks showed that the acft had run off the rwy about 1200 from the threshold. After leaving the rwy, the acft collided with trees before coming to rest. Both main wingtip tanks were ruptured & had separated from the acft. No evidence of fuel spillage was found where the wingtip tanks came to rest in the grass & no fuel was found in the auxiliary tanks. The right prop blades were curled aft during the crash sequence. The left prop blades were relatively undamaged. No preimpact/mechanical problem of the left eng was found. A quantity of marijuana was found near the acft & evidence of marijuana residue was found in the cabin. The aircrew had abandoned the acft & the true owner was not verified.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N80GC
- Reported as
- Cessna 310Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 310Q0921
- Engine
- Continental I0-540 SERIES, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Griffco Plastics, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 15, 1984
- Airport
- 42J · Keystone Heights, runway 10, 4,400 × 150 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
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 260° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GNV, 15 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.