Cessna 310N accident near Old Forge, PA
On January 6, 2000, a Cessna 310N (airplane) was involved in an accident near Old Forge, PA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- January 6, 2000
- Place
- Old Forge, PA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310N · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 41.371°N, 75.731°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X20421
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 6, 2000, at 1734 Eastern Standard Time, a Cessna 310N, N70CM, was substantially damaged when it descended into terrain at Old Forge, Pennsylvania, while on approach to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP), Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The certificated flight instructor and private pilot/owner were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the multi-engine instructional flight conducted under 14 CFR part 91. According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, and review of recorded transmissions between N70CM and the AVP control tower; the pilots departed AVP about 1520, and flew to Tweed-New Haven Airport (HVN), New Haven, Connecticut. They completed one instrument approach to HVN, but did not land. They then flew to the Lake Henry VOR, and made a low pass over the flight instructor's private airstrip. The pilots returned to AVP and performed two touch and go landings to Runway 22. During the approach to a third landing, the following transmissions were recorded: 1734:03 N70CM "tower er we got a problem here seven zero charlie mike" 1734:08 ATC "what would you like to do sir" 1734:11 N70CM "we are trying to get it straightened out" 1734:14 ATC "roger that sir you are still cleared to land" 1734:35 ATC "hey charlie mike is there anything i can do for you" 1734:36 N70CM "...no not yet sir" There were no more recorded transmissions from N70CM. Two witnesses reported hearing the engines revving, "like a snowmobile in the distance." They stated that during a 5-6 second period
Probable cause
Both pilots' failure to adequately manage the fuel supply, which resulted in fuel starvation.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
