# Accident 19831029055859A: Cessna 310, Fairview, OK, October 29, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1983, 20:00 local time
- Place: Fairview, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7991° N, 98.6598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7991&lon=-98.6598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5343A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5343A-2013-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310 (registry code 2074202, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Reported engine: CONT O470M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,370 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831029055859A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK THE GROUND AT 200 MPH AT NIGHT IN A DENSE FOG. PILOTS ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL INDICATES INTOXICATION.

## 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 FTW84FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA035), Oct 30, 1983: Cessna 310 (N5343A), Fairview, OK, 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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