# Accident 19780407010259A: Cessna 310L, Torrance, CA, April 7, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1978
- Place: Torrance, CA
- Airport: Torrance
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Location: 33.8305° N, 118.3566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Torrance, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8305&lon=-118.3566&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3300X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,215 total, 380 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FUA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUA14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780407010259A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 LAX78FUA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUA14), Apr 7, 1978: Cessna 310L (N3300X), Torrance, CA, 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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