# Accident 19740719042719A: Cessna 310J, Mexico City, July 19, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1974
- Place: Mexico City
- Airport: Mexico City International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Aircraft: N3055L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3055L-2024-04-20) (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: 5
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,100 total, 150 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD75DIA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DIA12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740719042719A

## Narrative

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

INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO.

## 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 IAD75DIA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DIA12), Jul 19, 1974: Cessna 310J (N3055L), Mexico City, Mexico, 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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