- Date
- August 12, 1983, 15:53 local (19:53 UTC)
- Place
- Scranton, PA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N69JMCessna 310Q
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830812040719A
- Case key
- 35071
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Shortly after takeoff the acft ws observed on radar making a left 360 deg turn. The plt did not respond to a call from the controller. A witness heard the plane 'sputtering' & observed it in erratic maneuvers prior to it hitting a house. Post exam revealed that the left eng's left magneto did not produce any spark during it's functional check. Upon dis- assembly the condenser wire shielding was found partially cut & had shorted on the magneto drive. This was determined tohave been the result of improper routing that exposed the wire to the magneto drive. The acft & engs had an annual inspection completed 8/10/83.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N69JM
- Reported as
- Cessna 310Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 310Q-0095
- Airframe hours
- 1,707
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-V09, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Justin R. Moravek
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 10, 1983 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- AVP
- Destination
- ABE · Allentown, PA
- Flight plan
- IFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,200 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,200 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AVP, 3 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.