# Accident 19730512030189A: Cessna 310, Menard, TX, May 12, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1973
- Place: Menard, TX
- Airport: Menard County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 30.9325° N, 99.8092° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MENARD COUNTY (T50), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9325&lon=-99.8092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N555KD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73DRG97](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRG97) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730512030189A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ACFT STRK UNAUTH VEHCL ON RNWY.ACFT FND ABANDND FOLWNG MORN 135 MI AWAY.IN CUSTDY CUSTMS OFFCLS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW73DRG97](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRG97), May 12, 1973: Cessna 310 (N555KD), Menard, TX, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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