TEMECULA, CA, USA
N5209A
CESSNA 310
THE ACFT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL POWER LOSS OF THE RT ENG DURING TAKEOFF FROM RANCHO CALIF AIRPORT & CRASHED ABOUT ONE HALF MI NORTHWEST. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE ACFT WOULD NOT CLIMB, NOR WOULD IT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AT ABOUT 40 FT AGL. HE STATED THAT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED A RT TURN TO AVOID A BUILDING THE ACFT SPEED 'PROBABLY' WENT BELOW VMC. EXAMINATION OF THE RT ENG FAILED TO REVEAL ANY FAILURE OF THE ROTATIONAL/MECHANICAL SYSTEM. OIL FROM AN UNKNOWN ORGIN WAS FOUND IN THE CARBURETOR AIR SIDE. IN A PRESSURE CARBURETOR, ANY CONTAMINENTS COULD CAUSE AN IMMEDIATE POWER LOSS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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