# Accident 19870216004459A: Cessna STC310, Sedona, AZ, February 16, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1987, 18:15 local time
- Place: Sedona, AZ
- Airport: Sedona
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9403° N, 111.9395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9403&lon=-111.9395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N161A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N161A-1991-06-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310G (registry code 2074218, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC310
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,142 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870216004459A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD ON LANDING. SUSPECT ELDER PILOTS VISION WAS AFFECTED BY NIGHT AND HIGH ALTITUDE.

## 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 LAX87LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA133), Feb 17, 1987: Cessna 310G (N161A), Sedona, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N161A (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19900524017299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900524017299A), May 24, 1990: Cessna 310G (N161A), Sedona, AZ, Substantial damage. Landed on last third of runway downwind and ran off end.
- [Incident 19800828065499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800828065499I), Aug 28, 1980: Cessna 310G (N161A), West Bend, WI, Minor damage. Pilot retracted landing gear instead of flaps.

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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