REDLANDS, CA, USA
N381LS
CESSNA 310
GND WITNESSES OBSVD AN INITIAL ERRATIC TAKEOFF GND ROLL. AFTER THE ACFT REACHED 200 FT IT EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS ON THE LEFT ENGINE. THE ACFT STALLED AS IT TURNED LEFT, ENTERED INTO AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT AND CRASHED. THE POST IMPACT FIRE CONSUMED THE COCKPIT/CABIN AREA. THE ENGINE EXAM DISCLOSED UNIDENTIFIED CONTAMINATES IN THE FUEL METERING UNIT; ONE FUEL NOZZLE WAS PLUGGED. AN ANNUAL INSP WAS RECENTLY PERFORMED. A NON-CERTIFICATED STUDENT PILOT OCCUPIED THE LEFT FRONT SEAT. THE CERTIFICATED PVT PILOT, WHO DOES NOT HOLD A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE, OCCUPIED THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT; HIS CLASS III MEDICAL CERTIFICATE HAD EXPIRED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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