# Accident 19830403014859A: Cessna T310R, Hilmar, CA, April 3, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1983, 16:10 local time
- Place: Hilmar, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3896° N, 120.8907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3896&lon=-120.8907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4060C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4060C-1991-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T310R (registry code 2074246, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T310R
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 976 total, 67 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830403014859A

## Narrative

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

BOTH ENGINE QUIT AFTER SWITCHING FUEL TANKS DURING DESCENT. ONE ENGINE RESTARTED, BUT PILOT MADE OFF FIELD LANDING.

## 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 LAX83LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA183), Apr 4, 1983: Cessna T310R (N4060C), Hilmar, CA, 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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