- Date
- March 19, 1984, 14:53 local (19:53 UTC)
- Place
- Key West, FL
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N12TCessna 310C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840319005739A
- Case key
- 31104
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While en route, the plt had switched from the main tanks to the aux tanks, then back to the main tanks. About 10 min later, both engs lost power. He was able to restart the right eng, but it lost power again. Subsequently, he ditched the acft at sea. Both occupants were rescued by a navy vessel, but the acft sank & was not recovered.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N12T
- Reported as
- Cessna 310C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 39025
- Airframe hours
- 2,750
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-D, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Warren T. Mount
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- MKCR · Grand Cayman
- Destination
- OPF · Miami, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
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
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 547 as pilot in command · 42 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.