# Accident 19810918067289A: Cessna 310J, Culebra, Puerto Rico, September 18, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1981, 10:50 local time
- Place: Culebra, Puerto Rico
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.3103° N, 65.3027° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Culebra, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3103&lon=-65.3027&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3043L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3043L-1984-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310J (registry code 2074226, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310J
- Reported engine: CONT IO470U
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 44 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81DKA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DKA08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810918067289A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FEATHERED, THEN LEFT ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. PILOT DITCHED IN OCEAN. AIRCRAFT NOT RECOVERED.

## 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 MIA81DKA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DKA08), Sep 18, 1981: Cessna 310 (N3043L), Culebra, PR, destroyed

## Other reports on N3043L (1)

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

- [Accident 19740514014269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740514014269A), May 14, 1974: Cessna 310J (N3043L), St Barthelemy, Substantial damage. Investigation under jurisdiction govt of french west indies.

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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