- Date
- April 25, 1988, 12:25 local (17:25 UTC)
- Place
- Berryville, AR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5873MCessna 310P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880425009949A
- Case key
- 34561
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While trying out his friend's newly purchased twin, the pilot stated an emergency landing was made due to power loss because of fuel starvation. The PIC said he was negligent because he did not possess a multiengine rating and also did not study the fuel system. The fuel selectors were found on the empty main tanks, while fuel was still available from both aux tanks. The acft was substantially damaged, and the plt and pax were not injured.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5873M
- Reported as
- Cessna 310P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 310P017
- Airframe hours
- 2,660
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-VO, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- J.F. Stanley
- Registered owner
- Stanley, J. F.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 36M · Tablerock, MO
- Destination
- 4M1 · Berryville, AR
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
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,230 total · 3 in this make and model · 2,127 as pilot in command · 65 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 13 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HRO, 30 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.