# Accident 19770530014109A: Cessna 310B, Compton, CA, May 30, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1977
- Place: Compton, CA
- Airport: Compton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 33.8940° N, 118.2275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Compton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8940&lon=-118.2275&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5403A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5403A-2012-08-21) (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: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 472 total, 257 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FUD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUD06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770530014109A

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF CNTL ALLOWED WG TIPTANK TO HIT BLOCK WALL,SEVERED TIPTANK.FIRE RESULTED

## 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 LAX77FUD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUD06), May 30, 1977: Cessna 310 (N5403A), Compton, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5403A (1)

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

- [Accident 19780720031499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780720031499A), Jul 20, 1978: Cessna T310R (N5403A), Cameron, LA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Recovery date 8/13/78.

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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