# Accident 19811004065389A: Cessna 310F, Eureka, UT, October 4, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1981, 11:45 local time
- Place: Eureka, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9587° N, 112.1151° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eureka, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9587&lon=-112.1151&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5809X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5809X-2013-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310F (registry code 2074216, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310F
- Reported engine: CONT IO470D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 12,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811004065389A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED MOUNTAINSIDE IN LEVEL FLIGHT.MOUNTAIN TOPS CLOUD OBSCURED. NO WEATHER BRIEFING.

## 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 DEN82FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FA002), Oct 4, 1981: Cessna 310 (N5809X), Eureka, UT, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N5809X (1)

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

- [Accident 19730909030199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730909030199A), Sep 9, 1973: Cessna 310F (N5809X), Neptune, NJ, Substantial damage. While taxing in turning area acft struck deep rut at edge of rwy,no lgts in area.

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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