# Accident 19780720031499A: Cessna T310R, Cameron, LA, July 20, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1978
- Place: Cameron, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 29.7952° N, 93.2916° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cameron, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7952&lon=-93.2916&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 T310R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780720031499A

## Narrative

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

RECOVERY DATE 8/13/78.

## 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 FTW78FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA065), Jul 20, 1978: Cessna 310B (N5403A), Cameron, LA, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N5403A (1)

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

- [Accident 19770530014109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770530014109A), May 30, 1977: Cessna 310B (N5403A), Compton, CA, Substantial damage. Loss of cntl allowed wg tiptank to hit block wall,severed tiptank. Fire resulted

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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