# Accident 19870124000949A: Cessna 310P, Memphis, TN, January 24, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1987, 14:36 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0298° N, 90.0104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0298&lon=-90.0104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5814M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5814M-2014-10-29) (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: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 385 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870124000949A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND SHORT OF THE RUWNAY. PILOT REPORTED ENGINE PROBLEMS. NEITHER ENGINE ON AT IMPACT.

## 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 ATL87FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA064), Jan 24, 1987: Cessna 310P (N5814M), Memphis, TN, 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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