# Accident 19810115002879A: Cessna 310D, Reserve, NM, January 15, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1981, 16:55 local time
- Place: Reserve, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7090° N, 108.7614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reserve, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7090&lon=-108.7614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6772T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6772T-1981-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310D (registry code 2074212, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 36 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DQA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQA14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810115002879A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE QUIT. FAILED TO USE BOOST OR FEATHER SAME. LOST ALTITUDE TRYING FOR RESTART. FOUND FUEL PUMP DEFECT.

## 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 FTW81DQA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQA14), Jan 15, 1981: Cessna 310D (N6772T), Reserve, 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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