# Accident 19800524018299A: Cessna 310A, Honolulu Island, HI, May 24, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1980, 16:00 local time
- Place: Honolulu Island, HI
- Airport: Ford Island
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N6740T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6740T-2014-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310D (registry code 2074212, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,694 total, 2 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DJA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DJA17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800524018299A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR LET STUDENT MAKE HARD LANDING. BROKE RIGHT LANDING GEAR OFF.

## 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 LAX80DJA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DJA17), May 24, 1980: Cessna 310A (N6740T), Honolulu, HI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6740T (2)

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

- [Accident 19850722075219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850722075219A), Jul 22, 1985: Cessna 310D (N6740T), Kahului, HI, Substantial damage. Both main tanks fuel outlets unported due to low fuel quantities and a steep approach. Hit ground short of runway.
- [Incident 19850623037289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850623037289I), Jun 23, 1985: Cessna 310D (N6740T), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. Unsafe left main gear indication. Collapsed on landing rollout. Push pull tube assembly bent at inboard end.

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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