Cessna 310II incident near Newark, New Jersey, August 15, 1984
On August 15, 1984 at about 3:00 am local time, a Cessna 310II, registered N5338C, was involved in an incident near Newark, New Jersey (Newark airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 15, 1984 · about 3:00 am local time
- Place
- Newark, New Jersey · Newark
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310II · all 310IIs on the register
- Registration
- N5338C · no longer on the register · serial 310R1544
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AN UNEMPLOYED PERSON WAS TRYING TO HELP LOAD AN ACFT. IN NOTICING THAT A BILL OF LADEN HAD BEEN LEFT OFF THE CARGO HE RAN TOWARD THE ACFT WHICH HAD, BY THIS TIME, STARTED ENGINES. THE PLT SAID HE SAW THE RUNNING MAN AND SHOVED THE MIXTURES TO CUT OFF THE ENGINES, BUT THE PROPS DID NOT STOP IN TIME TO AVOID INJURY TO THE MAN. AFTER THE PROP HIT THE MANS RIGHT SHOULDER, ARM & HAND HE STUMBLED ABOUT 35 FT AWAY FRON THE ACFT & FELL TO THE RAMP.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,210 hours in all; 165 in this make and model; 125 in the last 90 days; 2,051 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Maximum gross weight: 5,200 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-520-MB (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Destination: BDL Windsor-Locks CT
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Sky: not recorded; clear
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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