# Accident 19750516010329A: Cessna 310J, Farmington, NM, May 16, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1975
- Place: Farmington, NM
- Airport: Farmingtom Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 36.7281° N, 108.2187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmington, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7281&lon=-108.2187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3040L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3040L) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,300 total, 530 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN75FQA41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FQA41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750516010329A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 DEN75FQA41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FQA41), May 16, 1975: Cessna 310J (N3040L), Farmington, NM, 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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