# Accident 19730802031401A: Cessna T310R, Chester, CA, August 2, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1973
- Place: Chester, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 40.3017° N, 121.2325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chester, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3017&lon=-121.2325&mi=10
- Aircraft: N135Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N135Z-1973-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310 (registry code 2074202, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T310R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,028 total, 350 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74AP006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730802031401A

## Narrative

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

SPOTTED FIRE ZONE FOR TANKERS.ENTERED STEEP CLIMBING TURN,DSCND IN TURN & STRUCK TBM ON DROP RUN.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N9083Z, Gruman TBM3AIRTRD: [Accident 19730802031402A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730802031402A)

## 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 OAK74AP006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP006), Aug 2, 1973: Cessna 310A (N135Z), Chester, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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