# Accident 19820912068929A: Cessna 310P, Wendover, UT, September 12, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1982, 20:30 local time
- Place: Wendover, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5897° N, 111.8100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5897&lon=-111.8100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5836M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5836M-2013-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310P (registry code 2074238, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310P
- Reported engine: CONT IO470VO
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 218 total, 103 in this make and model, 96 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82DA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820912068929A

## Narrative

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

BECAME LOST AT NIGHT IN FRONTAL PASSAGE, RAIN, FOG AND HAIL. STRUCK GROUND MANEUVERING AT A LOW ALTITUDE.

## 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 DEN82DA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA190), Sep 13, 1982: Cessna 310P (N5836M), Wendover, UT, 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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