Accident · 2006-01-09
What the record says
- Event date
- 2006-01-09
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310R (N310CK)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- St Charles Flying Service Inc. Matched by aircraft (N-number)
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.
Source: NTSB case CHI06LA060Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.