NONE · Cessna 310H · 1996-10-31 · SHOW LOW, AZ, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX97LA029
Event ID
20001208X06936
Type
Accident
Date
1996-10-31
Location
SHOW LOW, AZ, USA
Coordinates
34.229564, -110.0699
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
310H
Registration
N1039Q
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
water/ice contamination in the fuel system and/or fuel filters due to failure of the maintenance facility that performed the annual inspection to identify and replace four cracked and deteriorated fuel filler cap O-rings. A factor in this accident was the pilot's failure to identify, and recognize the contamination hazard with, the cracked and deteriorated fuel filler cap O-rings during the preflight of the aircraft.