# Accident 19740420021219A: Cessna 310J, Van Nuys, CA, April 20, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1974
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Location: 34.2098° N, 118.4900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VAN NUYS (VNY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2098&lon=-118.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3195L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3195L-2025-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310J (registry code 2074226, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,500 total, 350 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74FUQ37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUQ37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740420021219A

## Narrative

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

FUEL LINE NOT PROPERLY TORQUED

## 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 LAX74FUQ37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUQ37), Apr 20, 1974: Cessna 310J (N3195L), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3195L (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20220118001619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220118001619I), Jan 18, 2022: Cessna 310J (N3195L), Columbus, IN, Minor damage. On January 18, 2022 at aproximately 1353 eastern time, a Cessna 310 reported a nose landing gear problem to the Columbus municipal airport tower (bak). The…
- [Incident 19890407014789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890407014789I), Apr 7, 1989: Cessna 310J (N3195L), Livermore, CA, Minor damage. During landing rollout right gear collapsed and left one partially collapsed. No evidence of gear failure.
- [Accident 19860718034519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860718034519A), Jul 18, 1986: Cessna 310J (N3195L), Stockton, CA, Substantial damage. The aircraft veered off the side of the runway with application of power during touch and go.

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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