# Accident 19870402010489A: Cessna 310D, Miami, FL, April 2, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1987, 12:00 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9097° N, 80.2692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9097&lon=-80.2692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6880T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310D
- Reported engine: CONT IO470VO
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 1 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870402010489A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED IN A HARD LANDING.  THE PILOT WAS NOT MULTI ENGINE RATED.  FLIGHT WAS TO CHECK TRIM TAB.

## 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 MIA87LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA130), Apr 2, 1987: Cessna 310D (N6880T), Miami, FL, substantial damage

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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