NONE · Cessna 310R · 2006-01-09 · St. Charles, MO, USA
Event
NTSB number
CHI06LA060
Event ID
20060113X00070
Type
Accident
Date
2006-01-09
Location
St. Charles, MO, USA
Coordinates
38.929721, -90.43
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
310R
Registration
N310CK
FAR Part
135
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DUSK
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The in-flight collision with a duck during cruise flight resulting in a ruptured fuel tank and the strobe/light assembly electrical short resulting in a fire to the right wing tip tank. Contributing factors were the dusk light conditions.