# Accident 19790901021509A: Cessna 310G, Lovington, NM, September 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1979, 11:30 local time
- Place: Lovington, NM
- Airport: Lea Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6873° N, 103.2175° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LEA COUNTY RGNL (HOB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6873&lon=-103.2175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8906Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8906Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310G (registry code 2074218, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310G
- Reported engine: CONT IO360CONT
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,530 total, 500 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FQG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FQG06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790901021509A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF. NO REASON FOUND FOR THE FAILURE.

## 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 DEN80FQG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FQG06), Sep 1, 1979: Cessna 310G (N8906Z), Lovington, 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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