# Accident 19810405014699A: Cessna 310R, Eldon, MO, April 5, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1981, 10:15 local time
- Place: Eldon, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3512° N, 92.5767° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eldon, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3512&lon=-92.5767&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1275G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,611 total, 748 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810405014699A

## Narrative

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

CAUSE OF ACCIDENT UNDETERMINED BUT INDICATIONS OF SEVERE TURBULENCE IN AREA INDICATED IN INVESTIGATION.

## 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 MKC81FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA026), Apr 5, 1981: Cessna 310R (N1275G), Eldon, MO, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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