Cessna 310 accident near N. Myrtle Beach, SC
On May 30, 2004, a Cessna 310 (airplane) was involved in an accident near N. Myrtle Beach, SC. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- May 30, 2004
- Place
- N. Myrtle Beach, SC
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 33.812°N, 78.724°W
- NTSB ID
- 20040615X00789
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 30, 2004 at 1210 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 310, N361Z, registered to and operated by Atlanta Flight Time, LLC, ditched in the Intracoastal Waterway two miles short of runway 23 at Grand Strand Airport/North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The personal flight was conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91, and instrument flight rules (IFR). Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and an IFR flight plan was on file. The commercial pilot and two passengers sustained minor injuries and one pilot-rated passenger egressed the airplane, but was subsequently recovered from the waterway 48 hours later. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight originated at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport, Chamblee, Georgia, on May 30, 2004, at 1020. On May 30, 2004, at 0940, the pilot of N361Z telephoned the Macon Automated Flight Service Station and requested to file an instrument flight plan from DeKalb-Peachtree Airport in Chamblee, Georgia, to Grand Strand Airport in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The pilot was given a standard preflight weather briefing, and after which he filed an instrument flight plan. The pilot stated that during the preflight planning and inspection of the airplane, he estimated 80 gallons of fuel to be on board by visual inspection of the fuel tanks as well as referencing to the fuel gauges in the cockpit. He stated that he calculated fuel burn to be approximately 12 gallons per hour, per engine, or 24 gallons per hour total including a margin of error. The pilot stated that the airplane's weight and balance
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate preflight/planning and his in-flight decision which resulted in the loss of power in one engine due to 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.
