# Accident 19740926032969A: Cessna 310F, West Memphis, AR, September 26, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1974
- Place: West Memphis, AR
- Airport: De Witt-Spain
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 35.1496° N, 90.1993° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Memphis, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1496&lon=-90.1993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5839X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5839X-1974-11-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310F (registry code 2074216, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74AF025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF025-141176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740926032969A

## Narrative

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

RECOVERY DATE 092774.UNAUTHORIZED FLT.PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 0.117 PCT.

## 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 FTW74AF025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF025-141176), Sep 26, 1974: Cessna 310F (N5839X), West Memphis, AR, destroyed, 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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