# Accident 19850507015579A: Cessna 310H, Avinger, TX, May 7, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1985, 19:15 local time
- Place: Avinger, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8890° N, 94.5498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8890&lon=-94.5498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1013Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1013Q-1992-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310H (registry code 2074220, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310H
- Reported engine: CONT IO470D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,620 total, 400 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85FA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850507015579A

## Narrative

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

DURING LOW LEVEL PASS OVER A LAKE, THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE WATER.  AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED AND SANK.

## 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 FTW85FA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA211), May 8, 1985: Cessna 310H (N1013Q), Avinger, TX, substantial damage, 1 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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