# Accident 19730831029329A: Cessna 310B, Torrance, CA, August 31, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1973
- Place: Torrance, CA
- Airport: Torrance Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Location: 33.8305° N, 118.3566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Torrance, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8305&lon=-118.3566&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6641B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6641B-2015-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310B (registry code 2074208, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,190 total, 535 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74FUA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUA06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730831029329A

## Narrative

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

LEFT ACFT WITH 1 ENG RUNNG TO PULL-START OTR.MIXT RICH,MAGS ON,BRAKES OFF,UNCHOCKED.

## 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 LAX74FUA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUA06), Aug 31, 1973: Cessna 310B (N6641B), Torrance, CA, minor 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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