# Accident 19841225068389A: Cessna 310, Temecula, CA, December 25, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 1984, 11:56 local time
- Place: Temecula, CA
- Airport: Rancho California
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5023° N, 117.1608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Rancho California Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5023&lon=-117.1608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5209A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5209A-2014-10-27) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,486 total, 10 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841225068389A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE QUIT AFTER LIFTOFF, UNABLE TO CLIMB. UNCONTROLLED DESCENT TO IMPACT. LOW COMPRESSION ON 3 CYLINDERS.

## 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 LAX85FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA084), Dec 25, 1984: Cessna 310 (N5209A), Temecula, CA, destroyed

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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